Phys.org is a dumpster fire, and the actual study is interesting.<p><a href="http://science.sciencemag.org/content/358/6368/1314" rel="nofollow">http://science.sciencemag.org/content/358/6368/1314</a><p><i>Excitons—bound states of electrons and holes in solids—are expected to form a Bose condensate at sufficiently low temperatures. Excitonic condensation has been studied in systems such as quantum Hall bilayers where physical separation between electrons and holes enables a longer lifetime for their bound states. Kogar et al. observed excitons condensing in the three-dimensional semimetal 1T-TiSe2. In such systems, distinguishing exciton condensation from other types of order is tricky. To do so, the authors used momentum-resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy, a technique developed to probe electronic collective excitations. The energy needed to excite an electronic mode became negligible at a finite momentum, signifying the formation of a condensate.</i>
Alright, so it is a particle composed of a particle (an escaped electron) and the hole (simulation of positive particle = sum of all other electrons influence) it left in it's valance shell?<p>If I got that wrong (and possibly even if I got it right), can someone ELI5 this and its applications (if any)?
Article at the university's site: <a href="https://physics.illinois.edu/news/article/24114" rel="nofollow">https://physics.illinois.edu/news/article/24114</a>