Bose-Einstein Basics

Peter Griffin (United States of America)
Vocabulary for the 5th State of Matter
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  1. state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
    The Bose-Einstein state of matter was the only one created while your parents were alive.
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  2. create
    bring into existence
    The Bose-Einstein state of matter was the only one created while your parents were alive.
  3. scientist
    a person with advanced knowledge of empirical fields
    In 1995, two scientists, Cornell and Weiman, finally created the condensate.
  4. molecule
    the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
    When you hear the word condensate, think about condensation and the way gas molecules come together and condense and to a liquid.
  5. condense
    cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
    When you hear the word condensate, think about condensation and the way gas molecules come together and condense and to a liquid.
  6. liquid
    fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
    When you hear the word condensate, think about condensation and the way gas molecules come together and condense and to a liquid.
  7. dense
    having high compaction or concentration
    The molecules get denser or packed closer together.
  8. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
    Two other scientists, Satyendra Bose and Albert Einstein, had predicted it in the 1920s, but they didn't have the equipment and facilities to make it happen at that time.
  9. equipment
    an instrumentality needed for an undertaking
    Two other scientists, Satyendra Bose and Albert Einstein, had predicted it in the 1920s, but they didn't have the equipment and facilities to make it happen at that time.
  10. facility
    a building or place that provides a particular service
    Two other scientists, Satyendra Bose and Albert Einstein, had predicted it in the 1920s, but they didn't have the equipment and facilities to make it happen at that time.
  11. plasma
    the watery fluid in which blood cells are suspended
    If plasmas are super hot and super excited atoms, the atoms in a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) are total opposites.
  12. hot
    having a high or higher than desirable temperature
    If plasmas are super hot and super excited atoms, the atoms in a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) are total opposites.
  13. atom
    the smallest component of an element
    If plasmas are super hot and super excited atoms, the atoms in a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) are total opposites.
  14. total
    the whole amount
    If plasmas are super hot and super excited atoms, the atoms in a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) are total opposites.
  15. opposite
    being directly across from each other
    If plasmas are super hot and super excited atoms, the atoms in a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) are total opposites.
  16. explain
    make plain and comprehensible
    About Condensation
    Let's explain condensation first.
  17. several
    of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
    Condensation happens when several gas molecules come together and form a liquid.
  18. energy
    forceful exertion
    It all happens because of a loss of energy.
  19. vapor
    a visible suspension in the air of particles of a substance
    Water (H2O) vapor in the form of steam condenses on the lid of your pot when you boil water.
  20. boil
    change from a liquid to vapor
    Water (H2O) vapor in the form of steam condenses on the lid of your pot when you boil water.
  21. temperature
    the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment
    Kelvin Temperature Scale The BEC happens at super low temperatures.
  22. scale
    an ordered reference standard
    Kelvin Temperature Scale The BEC happens at super low temperatures.
  23. low
    less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
    Kelvin Temperature Scale The BEC happens at super low temperatures.
  24. zero
    the mathematical symbol 0 denoting absence of quantity
    At zero Kelvin (absolute zero) all molecular motion stops.
  25. molecular
    relating to the simplest units of an element or compound
    At zero Kelvin (absolute zero) all molecular motion stops.
  26. motion
    the act of changing location from one place to another
    At zero Kelvin (absolute zero) all molecular motion stops.
  27. figure
    alternate name for the body of a human being
    Scientists have figured out a way to get a temperature only a few billionths of a degree above absolute zero.
  28. few
    a small number of the persons or things being discussed
    Scientists have figured out a way to get a temperature only a few billionths of a degree above absolute zero.
  29. above
    in or to a place that is higher
    Scientists have figured out a way to get a temperature only a few billionths of a degree above absolute zero.
  30. elements
    violent or severe weather
    When temperatures get that low, you can create a BEC with a few special elements.
  31. clump
    a grouping of a number of similar things
    Let the Clumping Begin
    So, it's cold.
  32. cube
    a three-dimensional figure with six equal squares as faces
    A cold ice cube is still a solid.
  33. process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
    The whole process happens at temperatures within a few billionths of a degree, so you won't see this at home.
  34. transfer
    move from one place to another
    Since there is no more energy to transfer (as in solids or liquids), all of the atoms have exactly the same levels, like twins.
  35. level
    a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
    Since there is no more energy to transfer (as in solids or liquids), all of the atoms have exactly the same levels, like twins.
  36. separate
    standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
    There are no longer thousands of separate atoms.
  37. quality
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something
    They all take on the same qualities and, for our purposes, become one blob.
  38. purpose
    what something is used for
    They all take on the same qualities and, for our purposes, become one blob.
Created on Fri Jan 16 15:52:52 EST 2015 (updated Wed Oct 28 10:25:26 EDT 2015)

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