The direct observation of highly localized, stable, nonlinear excitations — known as discrete breathers — at the atomic level underscores their importance in physical phenomena at all scales.
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Campbell, D. Fresh breather. Nature 432, 455–456 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/432455a
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