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Harnessing Supersonic AI: A Morning Revelation in Creating Stable Time Crystals on Earth

Robert McMenemy
4 min readJun 20, 2024

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Introduction

This morning, as I drank my coffee, a peculiar but intriguing idea struck me: what if we could create stable time crystals on Earth using acoustic supersonic waves to trap ions?

This idea combines quantum mechanics, advanced acoustic technologies, and the power of AI, potentially paving the way for a new method of creating time crystals.

The Spark of Inspiration

Time crystals are a novel phase of matter that exhibit periodic structure in time rather than space. They were first theorized by Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek in 2012 and experimentally realized in 2016. Unlike traditional crystals, which have a repeating spatial structure, time crystals show a repeating pattern in time. This means they can maintain a non-equilibrium state, oscillating periodically without energy input, breaking time-translation symmetry.

Ion Trapping with Acoustic Waves

Traditionally, ion traps, such as Paul traps and Penning traps, use electromagnetic fields to confine ions. These methods are well-established, but I wondered if acoustic supersonic waves could achieve similar results. Acoustic waves generate pressure gradients in a…

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Robert McMenemy
Robert McMenemy

Written by Robert McMenemy

Full stack developer with a penchant for cryptography.

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