Experimental Results Match Theoretical Calculations (IMAGE)
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Comparison of experiment (left) to theory (right): The image on the left shows patterns of waves imaged with scanning tunneling microscopy, revealing all the possible ways in which electrons can interfere with each other on the surface. This pattern is dictated by the connection of the surface electrons with the interior of the crystal, which is determined by the Weyl momentum of electrons, the special momentum when the electrons sink easily through the sample. The observed pattern closely matches the pattern predicted by theoretical calculations (right).
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Image credit: Yazdani et al., Princeton University.
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Image credit: Yazdani et al., Princeton University. High resolution image available upon request to Catherine Zandonella, czandone@princeton.edu.
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