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Quantum Predator-Prey Games ⚡ экспресс

Original: "Quantum predator-prey cycles in dissipative Rydberg lattices"
arXiv:2510.26295 · 2025-10-30 · CC BY 4.0 · ⏱ 1 min · Quantum Physics
Physicists had atoms act out the predator-prey drama on a quantum lattice.
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Hares and foxes are classics. But what if excited atoms take on the roles of predators and prey? On a quantum lattice, such 'races' happen in microseconds and aren't derailed by disturbances. This isn't just a game — it's how engineers are learning to control non-equilibrium quantum systems for the computers of the future.

🎯 The predator-prey model is even applied to star systems, explaining fluctuations in cosmic ray populations.

🎬 In the novel 'Dune,' the desert planet's ecology follows cycles reminiscent of the Lotka-Volterra model.

Scientists
Christian DopplerD. B. McLaughlinDidier QuelozMichel MayorR. A. RossiterJacob Bekenstein
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spectroscopy entropy hydrogen
Laws
second law of thermodynamicsDoppler effectBekenstein-Hawking entropyCoulomb's lawMaxwell's equationsPlanck's law
Original: arXiv:2510.26295 · CC BY 4.0 · bridge42worlds