26. August 2026

Light gases exhibit critical behavior Light gases exhibit critical behavior

Major research gap in the physics of phase transitions closed

RESEARCH TICKER UNIVERSITY OF BONN: A team of researchers from the University of Bonn, Heidelberg University and the National Autonomous University of Mexico has studied the critical behavior of light particles (photons) close to a phase transition. 

Experimental optical setup for generating a quantum gas of light exhibiting "critical behavior," consisting of a dye-filled optical microresonator.
Experimental optical setup for generating a quantum gas of light exhibiting "critical behavior," consisting of a dye-filled optical microresonator. © Leon Kleebank / Uni Bonn
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