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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

  1. 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


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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