Hubbard Model (IMAGE)

Simons Foundation

Hubbard Model

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An illustration showing how electrons, which can have either an up or a down spin, can form a striped pattern in the Hubbard model. Recent breakthrough computations with this model are helping scientists better understand a class of high-temperature superconductors called cuprates.

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Lucy Reading-Ikkanda/Simons Foundation

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