Quantum Effect Predicted In 1930s Possibly Observed For First Time | Video

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 12:31 in Physics & Chemistry

The effect, called vacuum birefringence, comes from the theory of quantum electrodynamics (QED) and predicts that strong magnetic fields could polarize light in a vacuum.

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