The mysterious 'action at a distance' between liquid containers
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 15:31
in Physics & Chemistry
For several years, it has been known that superfluid helium housed in reservoirs located next to each other acts collectively, even when the channels connecting the reservoirs are too narrow and too long to allow for substantial flow. A new theoretical model reveals that the phenomenon of mysterious communication 'at a distance' between fluid reservoirs is much more common than previously thought.