Jupiter’s 'Trojans' on an atomic scale
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 10:30
in Physics & Chemistry
The planet Jupiter keeps asteroids on stable orbits -- and in a similar way, electrons can be stabilized in their orbit around the atomic nucleus. Calculations have now been verified in a new experiment.
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