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A common mechanism of collective phenomena

Ugo Fano
- 01 Jan 1992 - 
- Vol. 64, Iss: 1, pp 313-319
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In this paper, a common thread is followed through diverse phenomena: weak interactions lock seemingly independent variables into a collective state of enhanced or depressed energy, and a rather novel perspective is thus afforded on superconductivity and on nuclear and particle physics.
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A common thread is followed through diverse phenomena: Weak interactions lock seemingly independent variables into a collective state of enhanced or depressed energy. A rather novel perspective is thus afforded on superconductivity and on nuclear and particle physics.

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