Condensed concepts

Ruminations on emergent phenomena in condensed phases of matter

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Showing posts with label de Gennes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label de Gennes. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 29, 2022

de Gennes enthuses about Chemistry and skewers Comte

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Pierre-Gilles de Gennes  (1932-2007) was arguably the founder of soft matter as a research field, as recognized by  the Nobel Prize in Physi...
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Thursday, July 8, 2021

Is condensed matter physics too abstract?

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Condensed matter physics is about the properties of real materials. Real stuff that you can see and touch and that you can use to make very ...
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Thursday, May 5, 2016

Lineage of the Janus god metaphor in condensed matter

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Five years ago, Antoine Georges and collaborators invoked the metaphor of the greek god Janus to represent the "two-faced" effects...
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I am now happily retired. I used to be paid to have fun at work trying to use quantum many-body theory to understand electronic properties of complex materials.I am married to the lovely Robin and have two adult children and a dog, Priya (in the photo). I also write an even more personal blog Soli Deo Gloria [thoughts on theology, science, and culture]
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