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The Weird Science of Bose-Einstein Condensates: When Matter Becomes One Giant Atom

The Weird Science of Bose-Einstein Condensates: When Matter Becomes One Giant Atom

Annette Uy

Imagine a universe where the rules of physics bend and twist into fascinating new forms. Welcome to the world of Bose-Einstein Condensates (BECs), where matter behaves in ways that defy our everyday experiences. This state of matter, predicted by Albert Einstein and Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose in the early 20th century, offers a glimpse ...