quinta-feira, 16 de dezembro de 2010

NEUTRON STARS & STRING THEORY IN THE LAB?

Neutron stars and string theory in a lab: Chilled atoms give clues to deep space and particle physics



ScienceDaily (2010-12-11) -- Using lasers to contain some ultra-chilled atoms, a team of scientists has measured the viscosity or stickiness of a gas often considered to be the sixth state of matter. The measurements verify that this gas can be used as a "scale model" of exotic matter, such as super-high temperature superconductors, the nuclear matter of neutron stars, and even the state of matter created microseconds after the Big Bang. The results may also allow experimental tests of string theory in the future. ... > read full article

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