Such extraordinary technological innovations as the transistor, superconducting magnets, solid‐state lasers, liquidcrystal displays and highly sensitive detectors of radiant energy come under the umbrella of condensed‐matter physics. The basic contributions of condensed‐matter physics to the study of critical phenomena, broken symmetry and defects have had a major impact on nuclear physics, elementaryparticle physics, astrophysics, molecular physics and chemistry. The panel report on condensed‐matter physics is a fascinating tour of this diverse yet unified field. Some of the stops include:
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© 1986 American Institute of Physics.
1986
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