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Unexpected friction found in superfluid helium-3

07 Feb 2018 Hamish Johnston
Photographs of the cryogenic experiment and a vortex in a classical fluid
Spinning around: superfluid vortices could provide an insight into their classical counterparts
Quasiparticles within a rotating sample of superfluid helium-3 create unexpected friction in a mater

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