The quantum physics, Also known as quantum mechanics, it is a branch of physics that studies the behavior of matter and energy at a very small scale. Its object of study is atoms, electrons, photons and other subatomic particles.
In this sense, some young researchers from the Brown University (United States) have surprised the world with their recent work. An investigation that has published the magazine Nature and that lead scientists such as Naiyuan Zhang, Ron Nguyen Y Navketan Batra.
A finding focused on 'fractional excitons'
Scientists have analyzed particles known as fractional excitons, that is, an excited electron and a fractional hole that combines under extreme quantum conditions, such as strong magnetic fields and ultradelgated materials (Graphene, for example).
What they have discovered for the first time is that these particles They have no net load when combined. This means that they do not respond to external electric fields in the same way as loaded particles.
Why is it a revolutionary discovery?
This research marks the first experimental record of fractional excitons, an unpublished class of quantum particles. This could reconfigure our Quantum computing approach, since these behaviors could improve how it is stored y Manipulate information at the subatomic level. Besides, challenges previous models, contributing a new dimension to the study of fundamental quantum physics.
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