Chain of atoms (IMAGE)
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To make a synthetic black hole, just take a chain of atoms (green), and change how easy it is for an electron to jump between each atomic site, represented here by the colour and width of the blue interatomic bonds. The varied bond strength in the lower chain mimics the warping of spacetime in the presence of a black hole. This way, the incredible physics of black holes can be explored in a lab on Earth.
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University of Amsterdam, Institute of Physics
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