Physicists Net Fractal Butterfly

Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 16:00 in Physics & Chemistry

After a nearly 40-year chase, physicists have found experimental proof for one of the first fractal patterns known to quantum physics: the Hofstadter butterfly. Named after Douglas Hofstadter, the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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