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A strange crystal made of electrons just revealed its hidden motion

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Physicists have found a new way to peer inside one of matter’s most elusive quantum states: the Wigner crystal, where electrons stop behaving like independent particles and organize into a crystal-like pattern. By shining light on an atomically thin material cooled close to absolute zero, researchers uncovered optical signals that reveal not just where the electrons are, but how they move together.

First report: New optical method reveals internal dynamics of elusive Wigner crystals — phys.org, 1d