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Light beam 'swims' upstream through a quantum fluid by violating Newton's third law

Source: Phys.org · Published Sep 22, 2026, 10:10 PM

Light beam 'swims' upstream through a quantum fluid by violating Newton's third law Phys.org Swimmer made of quantum light breaks Newton’s third law New Scientist Laser beam moved against the flow in an optical analogue of a quantum fluid — Phys.org UA.NEWS

In Science, Phys.org puts this story at the center of the day: Light beam 'swims' upstream through a quantum fluid by violating Newton's third law Phys.org Swimmer made of quantum light breaks Newton’s third law New Scientist Laser beam moved against the flow in an optical analogue of a quantum fluid — Phys.org UA.NEWS FlexChar is surfacing it because it is driving searches and conversation right now.

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Light beam 'swims' upstream through a quantum fluid by violating Newton's third law

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