--- title: Quantum crystal of frozen electrons—the Wigner... description: Physicists at Princeton University have visualized the Wigner crystal for the first time, providing direct evidence for this strange form of matter made... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/quantum-crystal-of-frozen-electrons-the-wigner-crystal-is-visualized-for-the-first-time-2cmn34mlc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Quantum crystal of frozen electrons—the Wigner crystal—is visualized for the first time | daily.dev og:description: Physicists at Princeton University have visualized the Wigner crystal for the first time, providing direct evidence for this strange form of matter made... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/quantum-crystal-of-frozen-electrons-the-wigner-crystal-is-visualized-for-the-first-time-2cmn34mlc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/2Cmn34MLc.png og:image:alt: Quantum crystal of frozen electrons—the Wigner crystal—is visualized for the first time og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Quantum crystal of frozen electrons—the Wigner crystal—is visualized for the first time **[Phys.org](https://daily.dev/sources/phys)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Physicists at Princeton University have visualized the Wigner crystal for the first time, providing direct evidence for this strange form of matter made entirely of electrons. The crystal forms due to repulsion between electrons rather than attraction and follows the laws of quantum physics. The researchers used a scanning tunneling microscope to image the crystal and discovered its triangular configuration and long-range stability. They also observed the zero-point motion of electrons and plan to investigate the crystal's melting and transitions into other liquid phases. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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