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Panich52

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Sat Feb 14, 2015, 06:05 PM Feb 2015

Explaining 30-year-old 'hidden order' physics mystery

Explaining 30-year-old 'hidden order' physics mystery

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A new explanation for a type of order, or symmetry, in an exotic material made with uranium is a major step toward explaining a puzzle that physicists worldwide have been struggling with for 30 years. This 'hidden order' appears as a subtle change in the material's electrical and magnetic properties when the material is cooled to 17.5 degrees above absolute zero or lower -- a bone-chilling minus 428 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Explaining 30-year-old 'hidden order' physics mystery (Original Post) Panich52 Feb 2015 OP
Now, THERE'S an understatement if I ever saw one-- Jackpine Radical Feb 2015 #1
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