German - Physicist | October 21, 1957 -
Bose-Einstein condensation is one of the most intriguing phenomena predicted by quantum statistical mechanics.
Wolfgang Ketterle
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Amplifying atoms is more subtle than amplifying electromagnetic waves because atoms can only change their quantum state and cannot be created. Therefore, even if one could amplify gold atoms, one would not realize the dreams of medieval alchemy.
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When I was running the marathons in Munich, I always trained by myself. Between the demands of graduate work and a young family, I had to train at unusual hours. A few times, I ran home from my lab late at night, which was 20 kilometers out of town.
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Running is a way for me to relax. With one hour of intense running, I can get a lot of physical exercise. I can relax my body. I feel a tension in my muscles when I don't run. In that sense, I need to get out a few times a week in order to do my work as a scientist, which involves a lot of sitting still.
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Maybe if you win a Nobel Prize in economics, you make a lot of money by giving talks... but not in my area.
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I used the Nobel money to buy a house and for the education of my children.
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When I run, I think about everything: physics, family problems, plans for the weekend. I haven't made any big discoveries on a run, but it does give me time to think through problems. Some solutions are obvious, but they are only obvious when you are relaxed enough to find them.
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To go below one nanokelvin is like running a mile below four minutes for the first time.
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