Macroscopic quantum phenomena




Macroscopic quantum phenomena refer to processes showing quantum behavior at the macroscopic scale, rather than at the atomic scale where quantum effects are prevalent. The best-known examples of macroscopic quantum phenomena are superfluidity and superconductivity; other examples include the quantum Hall effect and concerted proton tunneling in ice. Since 2000 there has been extensive experimental work on quantum gases, particularly Bose–Einstein Condensates.