Physicists develop a novel quantum theory of light-induced matter

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35 points·wglb··10 comments

The article really doesn't explain what is new here (compared to say [1]). Stating that there are 3 phases of matter certainly doesn't help [2]

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photonic_molecule 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_matter

Is it at all possible to use these photonic molecules as alternative explanation to universe mass instead of dark matter / dark energy?

No, this doesn't create previously unknown mass, and if it did it would be a dark matter _candidate_, not alternative.

All cool applications, but if I read it correctly, it's not hard light? We ain't getting the real Holodeck any time soon?

It's not even the tiniest bit "hard light". The actual journal article is titled "Multidimensional Coherent Spectroscopy of Molecular Polaritons: Langevin Approach".

The article is about light induced phases of matter: new behaviors for existing matter. Not matter being generated from light, which is what the headline implies.

The title of the article is bad and they should feel bad.

Wait, I know this.

It was one of the plot lines of Destiny or Destiny 2!

Fiat Lux!

But enough about shitty university mottos,

Agree, everyone of them plagiarized and appropriated those words.

Yeah, no shade (or pun) intended.

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