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Nature Physics 2, 659 - 660 (2006)
doi:10.1038/nphys424
Subject Categories: Condensed-matter physics | Fluid dynamics
Solid helium: Supersolid: crystal or plastic?
David Ceperley1
- David Ceperley is in the Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA. e-mail: ceperley@ncsa.uiuc.edu
Abstract
The flow behaviour of solid helium at very low temperatures has recently generated as much controversy as excitement. An experiment looking directly at the grain boundaries offers fresh insights.
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