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Home » Atomic and molecular » Structure and dynamics » Physicists catch sight of trembling particle

Physicists catch sight of trembling particle

06 Jan 2010
Zitterbewegung spotted in trapped ion
European physicists have won the race to observe zitterbewegung, the violent trembling motion of an

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Richard Stevenson is a science and technology writer based in Chepstow, Wales.
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