New method developed for exploring frustrated systems

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Credit: William McConville and Ruifang Wang Penn State
Credit: William McConville and Ruifang Wang, Penn State

A new method for exploring the secrets of Mother Nature's frustrations has been developed by a team of physicists lead by Penn State University professors Peter Schiffer, Vincent Crespi, and Nitin Samarth. The research, which will be published this week in the journal Nature, is is an important contribution to the study of complex interacting systems, and it also could contribute to technologies for advanced magnetic-recording devices.


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