Condensed concepts

Ruminations on emergent phenomena in condensed phases of matter

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Showing posts with label metrology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label metrology. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 12, 2026

What is the integer quantum Hall effect?

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And why is it so amazing? Surprises [about physics in two dimensions] occurred in the 1980s when it became possible to study Landau levels ...
Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Quantum states of matter and metrology

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Two characteristics of states of matter are associated with them being referred to as quantum. One characteristic is the importance of quant...
Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Quantum matters for the public

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I have now finished my first draft of   Chapter 7  of  Condensed Matter Physics: A Very Short Introduction.  The main purpose of the chapter...
Monday, July 13, 2020

The most accurate equations in all of physics

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A beautiful and profound article, Superconductivity and the Quantization of Energy , by D.G. McDonald was published in Science in 1990. Ide...
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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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