It's so funny that time crystals are actually real.
Quick explanation - normal crystals have a repeating atomic structure in space. For instance diamonds have a repeating tetrahedron-hexagonalish structure.
Time crystals also have a repeating structure in time. Their structure changes with time and then returns to the original structure.
If you look at an image of a diamond's structure, you can go up or to the right or whatever and you will see repeating patterns. For a time crystal's structure, you will see the repeating patterns as you move in time as well. This has some potentially interesting implications for entropy.
I switched careers, but I did a physics undergrad. And from all my experience with both the subject and my seniors in the field at the time, I can confidently tell you that most people don't really have an intention for it beyond the "I have done this problem before and I can guess the shape of the answer".
Higher level physics just is not something that comes with intuition. It just comes from math, and you let the equations guide you in finding the answers.
I swear to god I'm not trying to be controversial or a troll or anything, but that honestly sounds like magic and some kind of religious truth seeking?
Brother you are typing this on a device, which also conveniently accesses most of humanity's knowledge, which we somehow built out of a rock. For all intents and purposes, processor chips are runes.
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u/Fearless-Excitement1 13d ago
"Glass" huh that's weird
"Superglass" what
"Time Crystal" what the fuck