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In search of time crystals

Philip Ball

Published Jul 1, 2018• 2 citations
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Abstract

Dreamt up by the physics Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek in 2012, the notion of "time crystals" is now moving from theory to experiment – and could also lead to applications such as a new kind of atomic clock. Philip Ball explains
DOI
10.1088/2058-7058/31/7/32

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