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Quantum Oddity: Physicists Crack 15-Year-Old, 5-Atom Puzzle

A new calculation shows how five atoms interact in the Efimov effect. It marks a major leap in quantum physics. Matter behaves weirdly at the quantum scale, one of the strangest examples being the Efimov effect. In this state, three or more atoms can bind together through attractive forces even w

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