Quantum Patterns from Chaos: How Disorder Gives Birth to Solid Flow ⚡ экспресс
Original: "Interaction-Induced Quasicrystalline Order: Emergence of Quasi-Solid and Quasi-Supersolid Phases"
Non-periodic forces create matter that is both solid and superfluid—like a quantum centaur.
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A surprising discovery: in the quantum world, special disorder can create order. Scientists have shown that a quirky particle interaction following the Fibonacci sequence leads to the formation of 'quasicrystals'—solid yet fluid quantum phases. This is a new direction in creating exotic matter for future quantum technologies.
🎯 Quasicrystals in alloys were discovered in 1982 by Dan Shechtman, for which he won the Nobel Prize. Today their quantum analogs promise to become the basis for ultrasensitive sensors and quantum computers.
🎬 A solid that flows without friction recalls 'hard light' from science fiction—matter that holds its shape but can flow.
V_{ij}=V_0 \cos(\pi \alpha i)\cos(\pi \alpha j)
Interaction energy between particles at positions i and j, where V_0 is the interaction strength, and \alpha = (\sqrt{5}-1)/2 is an irrational number, the inverse of the golden ratio.