condensed matter physics

English

Noun

condensed matter physics (uncountable)

1. (physics) The field of physics dealing with the physical properties of solid or liquid matter.
   • 2010, Michael P. Marder, Condensed Matter Physics, 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons, page xix:

     The topics that can today be presented only within a distressing cloud of uncertainty are precisely the ones most likely to remain central to the development of condensed matter physics.

   • 2015, Eduardo Fradkin, Field Theories of Condensed Matter Physics, Cambridge University Press, page 63:

     Many problems in condensed matter physics can be described in terms of a Hamiltonian that is a sum of two terms, $H=H^{*}+H'$.

Derived terms

• condensed matter physicist

Translations

field of physics

• German: Physik der kondensierten Materie f
• Italian: fisica della materia condensata (it) f

Further reading

• Solid-state physics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Crystallography on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• State of matter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia