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Superfluid: How a Quantum Fluid Revolutionized Modern Science

Superfluid: How a Quantum Fluid Revolutionized Modern Science

Weisend, John II, II

Paperback

Technology & EngineeringSports GeneralPhysics

Publisher Price: $37.99

ISBN10: 3031426517
ISBN13: 9783031426513
Publisher: Springer
Published: Sep 28 2023
Pages: 150
Weight: 0.53
Height: 0.35 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Unless you are a specialist or watch a lot of obscure YouTube videos you have probably never heard of He II or superfluid helium. This substance, a unique liquid form of the element helium, is produced and used in multi-ton quantities to enable much of modern science. Altogether, He II is at the heart of more than a dozen large scale scientific facilities world-wide representing an investment of tens of billions of dollars. It cools the magnets and cavities that contain and accelerate the particle beams at the Large Hadron Collider and is also used in accelerators for the study of rare isotopes and nuclear astrophysics. This little known liquid is, in reality, one of the enabling technologies of the future. A manifestation of quantum mechanics, He II exhibits amazing behaviors. It can flow up the side of a container against gravity, it can move through small openings without friction, and it can transfer heat extremely efficiently via a mechanism not seen elsewhere in nature.

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