Physicists identify the quantum mechanical basis for the greenhouse effect. Carbon dioxide's powerful heat-trapping can be explained via a first-principles description of the molecule's key vibrational-rotational transitions.
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Physicists Pinpoint the Quantum Origin of the Greenhouse Effect | Quanta Magazine
Carbon dioxide’s powerful heat-trapping effect has been traced to a quirk of its quantum structure. The finding may explain climate change better than any computer model.
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