Physicists Use Over 100 Year Old Theorem to Reveal New Properties
For over a century, physicists have grappled with a problem that had eluded them for decades: How to accurately describe the properties of materials in terms of their underlying microscopic structures. Now, a team of physicists has published a paper in Physical Review Letters which proves a 100-year-old theorem that reveals the properties of materials in a whole new way. This breakthrough could open the door to new materials and applications that were previously impossible.
The new paper proves a theorem that was originally proposed by British mathematician and physicist J. J. Thomson in 1923. The theorem states that the properties of a material are determined by the fundamental nature of the microscopic structure of the material. This means that by understanding the structure of a material at a microscopic level, we can predict its properties and behavior. This is a powerful tool for materials scientists, as it allows them to create new materials with specific properties.
source: Phys.org