Researchers predict, then prove strange solid-state heat switches

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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