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When cold warms faster than hot

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, , Citation Jennifer Ouellette 2017 Phys. World 30 (12) 20 DOI 10.1088/2058-7058/30/12/32

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1 Science writer and the author of four popular-science books. She lives in Los Angeles, California, e-mail jenluc@gmail.com

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Abstract

Does hot water really freeze faster than cold? Jennifer Ouellette describes what could be a new theoretical understanding for the so-called Mpemba effect – and why it predicts that cold water could even heat up faster than warm water

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