Bose-Einstein condensation: a new form of matter
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A Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) is formed when bosons coalesce into the same quantum state to form a new state of matter. The experiment that first produced BECs and its influence on the future of nuclear physics is discussed.
Publication Name: Analog Science Fiction & Fact
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 1059-2113
Year: 1996
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The sound of the big bang
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An Antarctic balloon flight mapped the small angle temperature variations of cosmic background radiation. The temperature variations that the scientists observed and recorded were described as the "sound of the big bang".
Publication Name: Analog Science Fiction & Fact
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 1059-2113
Year: 2004
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The "rare earth" hypothesis
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An overview of the "Rare Earth" hypothesis presented by astronomer Don Brownlee and geologist Peter Ward in a book of the same name is presented.
Publication Name: Analog Science Fiction & Fact
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 1059-2113
Year: 2000
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