The deep lessons quasiparticles teach us about the nature of reality
koto_feja/Getty Images koto_feja/Getty Images When we think of particles, we tend to think of them as real objects – tiny, point-like entities with definite properties such as position or speed. But particles are really just energetic spikes in the underlying fields that permeate the universe, which themselves can’t be observed directly. All of which can…
