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How do you trap an electron?

Posted on August 5, 2022 by

I’ve always found the concept of two forces on an object cancelling themselves out strange. We say they cancel if the changes they exert completely offset each other, leaving the object unaffected. But is the object really unaffected? If the two forces … Continue reading →

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