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Dimensions are critical

Results from a cubic heavy-fermion compound provide a new perspective on quantum criticality in these types of material.

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Figure 1: The Kondo effect.
Figure 2: Two competing scenarios for the emergence of magnetism in a heavy-fermion material.

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