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Supersolid

A supersolid is a spatially ordered superfluid.


Phase diagram for 4He

When quantum fluids, like helium-4, are cooled below a certain characteristic temperature, they undergo the superfluid transition and enter a state of 0 viscosity. It has been theorised that quantum fluids can undergo a similar transition from the solid phase.

See also

  • Bose-Einstein Condensate
  • Superfluid

    External link

  • Nature story on a supersolid experiment


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