Bose-Einstein condensate

American  

[bohs-ahyn-stahyn] / ˈboʊsˈaɪn staɪn /

noun

Physics.

1. a phase of matter in which all bosons in a given physical system have been cooled to a temperature near absolute zero and enter the same quantum state.

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Bose-Einstein condensate Scientific  

1. A state of matter that forms at low temperatures or high densities in which the wave functions of the bosons that make up the matter overlap. The bosons all fall into the same ground level quantum state. Bose-Einstein condensates were predicted by Einstein in 1925 but not observed experimentally until 1995.

2. Also called superatom

3. See also state of matter

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Other Word Forms

• Bose-Einstein condensation noun

Example Sentences

Rather than using superconductors, they worked with an ultracold gas of atoms known as a Bose-Einstein condensate.

From Science Daily • Dec. 23, 2025

"We create a Bose-Einstein condensate and then split it into two parts by creating a barrier in the middle."

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

At that temperature, the helium-3 transformed into a Bose-Einstein condensate, where all the atoms share a common quantum state and work in concert with each other.

From Scientific American • Jun. 15, 2022

Dr. Jin performed many of the early experiments characterizing the gas, known as a Bose-Einstein condensate.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2016

Called a Bose-Einstein condensate, it is a kind of "superatom," in which individual atoms lose their separate identities and merge into a single entity.

From Time Magazine Archive