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Physicists capture a strange fractal ‘butterfly’ for the first time
The electrons in a twisted piece of graphene show a strange repeating pattern first predicted in 1976, but never directly measured until now ...
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50 Years Later, Scientists Just Found a Quantum “Butterfly” Hiding in Graphene
In a discovery that brings a legendary quantum theory to life, physicists at Princeton University have directly observed ...
Hofstadter’s Butterfly Lands at Last – A 50-Year Quantum Mystery Solved
Scientists at Princeton University have made a groundbreaking discovery in quantum materials, revealing that electron energy ...
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Hofstadter's butterfly: Quantum fractal patterns visualized
A quantum version of a fractal pattern, known as "Hofstadter's butterfly," has long been predicted, but the new study marks the first time it has been directly observed experimentally in a real ...
The butterfly effect: A misaligned experiment accidentally unfolds quantum wings
A simple lab mistake revealed the elusive quantum butterfly, confirming a 50-year-old theory in an unexpected graphene ...
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Quantum fractal patterns visualized
The image shows a quantum version of a fractal pattern, known as “Hofstadter’s butterfly,” which has long been predicted, but the new study marks the first time it has been directly observed ...