Condensed matter physics : a very short introduction /

"Solid, liquid, and gas are not the only states of matter. Others include liquid crystal, magnet, glass, and superconductor. New states are continually, and unexpectedly, being discovered. Condensed matter physics seeks to understand how states of matter and their distinct physical properties e...

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Main Author: McKenzie, Ross H. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Very short introductions ; 722.
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Table of Contents:
  • What is condensed matter physics?
  • A multitude of states of matter
  • Symmetry matters
  • The order of things
  • Adventures in Flatland
  • The critical point
  • Quantum matter
  • Topology matters
  • Emergence: more is different
  • An endless frontier.