BaalChatzaf Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Will wonders never cease, especially man-made wonders.A few years ago a theoretical state of matter was actually realized, the Einstein Bose condensate.One hundred years ago, there were reputable physicists (Ernst Mach for one) who doubted the existence of atoms. Now look!And now (drum roll....) the Efimov Trimer.Three bosons playing ring around the rosey.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-03/uoc-ain031506.phpThis is an extremely interesting time to be alive.Ba'al Chatzaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 From the article. "This ring means that three objects are entangled. If you pick up any one of them, the other two will follow. However, if you cut one of them off, the other two will fall apart," Chin said. "There is something magic about this number of three." end quote Just as a four legged stool may wobble, a three legged stool never wobbles. Any predictions for how many joined atoms it takes to make a computer sentient? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaalChatzaf Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 From the article."This ring means that three objects are entangled. If you pick up any one of them, the other two will follow. However, if you cut one of them off, the other two will fall apart," Chin said. "There is something magic about this number of three."end quoteJust as a four legged stool may wobble, a three legged stool never wobbles. Any predictions for how many joined atoms it takes to make a computer sentient?The fact that they can hook -bosons- together is astounding.Ba'al Chatzaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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