Bosons Crystallize in 2-D Traps

12/13/2004 08:00AM

Bosons Crystallize in 2-D Traps

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have unveiled a fundamental change in the properties of matter. The theoretical finding, that bosons placed in two-dimensional harmonic traps will crystallize when the strength of their repulsive interactions is increased, appears in the December 3 issue of the journal Physical Review Letters (volume 93, article 230405, 2004)...


Comments:

  • lewdwig [Dean Warlin]
  • 12/15/2004 02:26AM
What's the "trap" made from - magnetic fields? Are these neutral bosons or what overcomes the coulombic repulsion (strong force?)?