StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Bose-Einstein Condensate, Collisions, The Physics of Fire –TYTYK

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Show Notes

What happens to matter when the temperature gets near zero kelvin? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore things you thought you knew about Bose-Einstein condensate, high impact collisions, and how stuff burns.

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