Famous American writer Isaac Asimov once said, “There is an art to science, and science in art.” A new study proves this quote right by highlighting a never-before-seen connection between Vincent van Gogh’s famous painting “The Starry Night” and quantum physics.
The main focus of the study is the Kelvin–Helmholtz instability (KHI), an effect observed in the everyday world when two fluids slide past each other at different speeds, which can sculpt waves and whorls in clouds, rivers, or ocean surfaces.
“Our research began with a simple question. Can the Kelvin–Helmholtz instability happen in quantum fluids?” Hiromitsu Takeuchi, lead study author and an associate professor at Osaka Metropolitan University, said.
