It turns out, even a static quantum crystal can behave more chaotically than a bubbling cauldron. Physicists have found a way to stitch a 'ticker clock' into a stationary system, so that it generates a hallmark of chaos — a spectral ramp. A step toward unraveling how heat spreads in insulators.
🎯 Energy levels of atomic nuclei behave like winning lottery numbers — completely random. This opened physicists' eyes to quantum chaos.