Wednesday, December 26, 2007

'Test tube universe' hints at unifying theory

A "universe in a test tube" that could be used to assess theories of everything has been created by physicists. Inside the tube an isotope of helium (called helium three) forms a "superfluid", an ordered liquid where all the atoms are in the same state according to the theory that rules the subatomic domain, called quantum theory.

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