Scientists Discover Particles That Break Newton’s Third Law
The Quark Side - Quantum Physics PodcastShow Notes
Researchers at the Tokyo University of Science have discovered microscopic particles that can behave in ways that appear to violate Newton’s third law.
Under electric fields, unequal particle interactions create a self-sustaining “chasing” motion, preventing static clusters and producing dynamic structures that constantly break apart and reorganize. The discovery could help explain collective behavior in biological systems and enable new generations of microrobots.
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