matter waves
Britishplural noun
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A BEC is made up of matter waves and is considered a fifth state of matter in addition to solids, liquids, gases, and plasma.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Scientists believe that when these waves encounter a rapidly spinning black hole, the black hole's rotational energy can transfer into the dark matter waves, dramatically increasing their density.
From Science Daily ● May 19, 2026
Called atom interferometers, they probe atomic matter waves in the way that conventional interferometers measure light waves.
From Nature ● Dec. 22, 2015
The difference in force imparts a measurable shift in the final state of the two matter waves when they recombine, creating an interference pattern.
From Nature ● Jun. 17, 2014
"A limited volume of gas, say helium," he admits, "can be thought of either as a collection of many helium atoms or as a superposition of elementary wave trains of matter waves."
From Time Magazine Archive
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