What is condensed matter physics?
Ross H. McKenzie (noreply@blogger.com)
Every day we encounter a diversity of materials: liquids, glass, ceramics, metals, crystals, magnets, plastics, semiconductors, foams, … These materials look and feel different from one another. Their physical properties vary significantly: are they soft and squishy or hard and rigid? Shiny, black, or colourful? Do they absorb heat easily? Do they conduct electricity? The distinct physical properties of different materials are central to their use in technologies around us: smartphones, alloys,