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Nuclear physics

Some nuclei exist close to a quantum phase transition

21 Sep 2016
Artist's impression of two nuclear phases
Driven by uncertainty: do nuclei undergo quantum phase transitions? (Courtesy: APS/Alan Stonebraker)
Physicists in Germany and the US have discovered that certain nuclei exist close to a quantum phase

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