Physicists Propose a Liquid That Flows in Time

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPhysicists in Germany have proposed a new state of matter, a liquid that flows in time, ScienceAlert reports.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFlows in time. Is that a liquid, or is that just Thursday?

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's from the Max Planck Institute. The model is a flat grid of interacting spins coupled to an electromagnetic cavity.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd here's the fine print. It's a preprint, nobody's reviewed it, and nobody has built it. It's a liquid that exists on a computer.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe simulated spins tick at half the cavity's frequency, even though the fluctuations driving them are irregular.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo it keeps better time than the thing pushing it. I've worked with people like that.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA second report says the order only lasts brief moments before it dissolves into disorder.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBrief moments. So we've proposed a new state of matter that mostly isn't.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe author explains it with Goldilocks's porridge, too little heat, too much heat.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTake it up with the porridge.