Vol. 10 No. 2 (2021)
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The supersolid phase of matter

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  • Giovanni Modugno
Giovanni Modugno
Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia dell’Università di Firenze, Laboratorio Europeo di Spettroscopia Nonlineare e Istituto Nazionale di Ottica del CNR
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/cdg-13088

Published 2021-09-21

Keywords

  • Quantum phases of matter,
  • crystals,
  • superfluids,
  • Bose–Einstein condensates

How to Cite

Modugno, G. (2021). The supersolid phase of matter. Il Colle Di Galileo, 10(2), 45–54. https://doi.org/10.36253/cdg-13088
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Abstract

The supersolid is a phase of matter intermediate between a crystal and a superfluid. It was predicted more than fifty years ago, long sought in solid helium and only recently discovered in a quantum gas of magnetic atoms. This article explains how we came to discover the supersolid, how some surprising properties have already been characterized and which others have still to be unveiled.

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