linkedin post 2015-05-16 11:46:32

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CRYSTAL ORDER. "Because the atoms suddenly have a discrete, rather than continuous, set of choices for where to exist, crystals are said to break the spatial symmetry of nature — the usual rule that all places in space are equivalent. But what about the temporal symmetry of nature — the rule that stable objects stay the same throughout time?" http://www.wired.com/2013/04/time-crystals/ View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2015-05-16 11:37:19

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THE COSMIC ASYMMETRY between matter and antimatter, Frank Wilczek. "All the fundamental constituents of matter come in matched pairs...the symmetrical pairing of particles and antiparticles is required to unite the two great theories of 20th century physics: relativity and quantum mechanics." https://lnkd.in/efZHhCw View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2015-05-16 11:15:46

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"TRADITIONAL CRYSTALS are 3D solid structures made up of atoms or molecules bonded together in an orderly and repeating pattern. Common examples are ice, salt and snowflakes. Crystallization takes place when heat is removed from a molecular system until it reaches its lower energy state. At a certain point of lower energy, continuous spatial symmetry breaks down and the crystal assumes discrete symmetry, meaning that instead of the structure being the same in all directions, it is the same in only a few directions." https://lnkd.in/ea8Mnvh View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2015-05-16 11:14:38

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FRAGMENT IN NATURE this weekend focuses on space-time crystals. Normal crystal structures have long fascinated scientists for developing stable ordered structures, often with special properties, out of chaotic aqueous mixtures. Considerable understanding of crystal structures has accumulated. A genius physicist put the cat among the pigeons by thinking of crystals in the fourth dimension, as we will see. View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2015-05-17 06:14:54

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ALMOST PERPETUAL MOTION. "Wilczek had developed an apparent proof of “time crystals” — physical structures that move in a repeating pattern, like minute hands rounding clocks, without expending energy or ever winding down. Unlike clocks or any other known objects, time crystals derive their movement not from stored energy but from a break in the symmetry of time, enabling a special form of perpetual motion." http://www.wired.com/2013/04/time-crystals/ View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2015-05-16 11:09:23

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FRAGMENT IN NATURE this weekend focuses on space-time crystals. Normal crystal structures have long fascinated scientists for developing stable ordered structures, often with special properties, out of chaotic aqueous mixtures. Considerable understanding of crystal structures has accumulated. A genius physicist put the cat among the pigeons by thinking of crystals in the fourth dimension, as we will see. View in LinkedIn
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