Seeing quantum fractals
FEB 23, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024102
Science : A view of a coastline appears as a fractal—an object that appears the same at all length scales (perhaps only statistically).Fractals actually abound in nature, but fractals can occur in the quantum realm as well, even though they have never been observed there, until, perhaps, now.In Science, Anthony Richardella and associates report direct measurements of quantum mechanical electron waves that indicate that they may also possess a fractal nature.
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