Electron's negativity cut in half by supercomputer: Simulations slice electron in half -- a physical process that cannot be done in nature
Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 15:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Using several massive supercomputers, a team of physicists has split a simulated electron perfectly in half. The results are another example of how tabletop experiments on ultra-cold atoms and other condensed-matter materials can provide clues about the behavior of fundamental particles.