Photons (green) - can be ’swallowed’ by the dye molecules (red) and later ’spat out’ again. The more likely this is, the more the photon number fluctuates.
Researchers at the University of Bonn confirm validity of a central theorem of physics for Bose-Einstein condensates. Photons ( green ) - can be 'swallowed' by the dye molecules ( red ) and later 'spat out' again. The more likely this is, the more the photon number fluctuates. Image: J. Schmitt/University of Bonn . Physicists at the University of Bonn have experimentally proven that an important theorem of statistical physics applies to so-called "Bose-Einstein condensates." Their results now make it possible to measure certain properties of the quantum "superparticles" and deduce system characteristics that would otherwise be difficult to observe. The study has now been published in Physical Review Letters. Suppose in front of you there is a container filled with an unknown liquid.
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