Quantum spin liquids are exotic states of matter in which spins (i.e., the intrinsic angular momentum of electrons) do not settle into an ordered pattern and continue to fluctuate, even at extremely ...

Exploring the ground state properties of many-body quantum systems conventionally involves adiabatic processes, alongside exact diagonalization, in the context of quantum annealing or adiabatic ...

Glass nanoparticles trapped by lasers in extreme vacuum are considered a promising platform for exploring the limits of the quantum world. Since the advent of quantum theory, the question "At what ...

Searching for the ground state, the lowest energy state of a system, is one of the most important problems in a wide range of scientific research fields. However, the only way to definitively ...

Caught in a trap: a levitated nanoparticle has been cooled to its quantum ground state. (Courtesy: Lorenzo Magrini and Yuriy Coroli/University of Vienna) A glass sphere about 150 nm in diameter has ...

Andrew Rogers: physicists have spotted mirror symmetry violation in strontium-73 and bromine-73. (Courtesy: UMass Lowell) Physicists in the US have made the surprising discovery that two nuclear ...