Researchers predict, then prove strange solid-state heat switches

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The discovery was founded on the useful, but confusing idea of quasiparticles, which act as if they exist, but really don't. There are only three types of particle in a solid: protons, neutrons and electrons. When packed together in a solid, these individual particles are extraordinarily difficult to predict, since the motion of each is directly acted on by all the others in a massively chaotic multi-body problem. Continue Reading Category: Materials, Science Tags: Quasiparticles, Ohio State University, Ferroelectric, Heating, Thermal
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