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We Finally Know Why Quantum ‘Strange Metals’ Are So Strange
Simons Foundation, August 2023A new study led by the Flatiron Institute’s Aavishkar Patel has identified a mechanism that explains the unusual behavior of strange metals, considered one of the greatest open challenges in condensed matter physics.