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Condensed matter physics is the field of physics that deals with the macroscopic physical properties of matter. In particular, it is concerned with the "condensed" phases that appear whenever the number of constituents in a system is extremely large and the interactions between the constituents are strong. The most familiar examples of condensed phases are solids and liquids, which arise from the bonding and electromagnetic force between atoms. More exotic condensed phases include the superfluid and the Bose-Einstein condensate found in certain atomic systems at very low temperatures, the superconducting phase exhibited by conduction electrons in certain materials, and the ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic phases of spins on atomic lattices.
Condensed matter physics is by far the largest field of contemporary physics.A lot of progress has also been made in theoretical condensed matter physics. By one estimate, one third of all American physicists identify themselves as condensed matter physicists. Historically, condensed matter physics grew out of solid-state physics, which is now considered one of its main subfields. The term "condensed matter physics" was apparently coined by Philip Anderson when he renamed his research group - previously "solid-state theory" - in 1967. In 1978, the Division of Solid State Physics at the American Physical Society was renamed as the Division of Condensed Matter Physics. Condensed matter physics has a large overlap with chemistry, materials science, nanotechnology and engineering.
One of the reasons for calling the field "condensed matter physics" is that many of the concepts and techniques developed for studying solids actually apply to fluid systems. For instance, the conduction electrons in an electrical conductor form a type of quantum fluid with essentially the same properties as fluids made up of atoms. In fact, the phenomenon of superconductivity, in which the electrons condense into a new fluid phase in which they can flow without dissipation, is very closely analogous to the superfluid phase found in helium 3 at low temperatures.
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Virginia Tech physicist Giti Khodaparast awarded top National Science Foundation grant for early stage research on condensed matter...
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Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration.
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Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration.
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Condensed Matter E-print Server - arXiv.org e-print server. Free preprints of journal papers from 1992 onwards.
Bell Labs Journal Club For Condensed Matter Physics - A monthly selection of interesting papers, supported by the Physical Sciences Research Division of Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies
cond-mat.org - Frequently asked questions on Condensed Matter Physics, with a page where articles can be retrieved from various journals by typing their volume and page number.
Condensed Matter Links - Links related to crystals, mathematical modeling, quantum liquids and the Hall effect, among others.
Course: High European Research Course for Users of Large Experimental Systems - This five week course is designed for students, postdoctoral and senior scientists in the field of Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation for condensed matter studies (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Geosciences, Industrial applications).
Fermi Surface Database - A database of Fermi surfaces for elemental solids in VRML and gif. Stereo pictures, periodic table and Java program are also provided.
Meta Description: [ The Fermi Surface databcase contains Fermi surfaces of elemental solids in VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) and GIF format. ]
Inorganic Crystal Structure Database - 3D crystal structures in VRML of about 2000 compounds may be generated from a variety of standard crystallographic formats.
Meta Description: [ ICSD for WWW is a database of inorganic crystal structures and allows the
user to search and display these structures in VRML and neutron or X-ray powder patterns in
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Neutron Scattering WWW Resources - Provided as a service to the international neutron scattering community by Argonne National Laboratory. Links to databases, software, research facilities, and information on conferences.
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PhysicsWeb Best of Condensed Matter - New developments in Condensed Matter Physics.
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Quantum Monte Carlo Homepage - How to calculate the electronic structure and properties of matter from first principles with unprecedented accuracy. This page outlines current research into the Quantum Monte Carlo method.
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Steffen Weber pages - Crystallography sofwares, applets and demos. Quasicrystals.
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The EXCITING Network Code - An open source full-potential linearized agumented planewave code (FP-LAPW) for density functional calculations.
The Physics of Materials: How Science Improves Our Lives - National Research Council report. Free to view and download.
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