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Scientists successfully use exotic atoms to test quantum electrodynamics

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Muon atoms and quantum electrodynamic effects

Concept diagram showing muon atoms and the effects of quantum electrodynamics (QED). Credit: RIKEN An international team of researchers, including members of the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU), has succeeded in a proof-of-principle experiment to verify strong-field quantum electrodynamics inside exotic atoms, according to a recent study published … Read more

Discovering the low energy breaking point for exotic Quark-Gluon Plasma creation

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Mapping of nuclear phase changes

From United States Department of Energy July 2, 2023 A hypothesized phase diagram of nuclear matter. New data showing that high collision energies produce a quark-gluon plasma (QGP), whereas lower energy collisions do not, will help scientists draw the boundaries between QGP and the hadronic phase. Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory Through collisions of gold nuclei … Read more