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The Origin of Planckian Scattering in Strange Metals — NSF Award to Cornell University (NY, $586,120)

Non-technical abstract “Limits” play an important role in physics, just like speed limits play an important role on our roads. For example, nothing can move faster than the speed of light. This limit was the basis of Einstein’s theory of relatively, and it governs everything from how we do astronomy to how we build nuc

Award titleThe Origin of Planckian Scattering in Strange Metals
Award ID2428169
AwardeeCornell University
CityITHACA
StateNY
Amount obligated$586,120
Principal investigatorBrad Ramshaw
ProgramCONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
Start date12/01/2024
AbstractNon-technical abstract “Limits” play an important role in physics, just like speed limits play an important role on our roads. For example, nothing can move faster than the speed of light. This limit was the basis of Einstein’s theory of relatively, and it governs everything from how we do astronomy to how we build nuclear reactors. Recently, a new type of limit has emerged called the “Planckian limit”. This proposed limit states that electrons can “run into” each other in a metal no faster than
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