Condensed matter physics Definition and 118 Threads

Hello, all. I'm considering applying to Ph.D. programs in experimental condensed matter physics. My general research interests would be in the electrical and optical properties of materials, particularly semiconductors and nanostructures, and their applications to information and solar energy...

Hi, I am planning on applying to graduate school for condensed matter physics. I'm not entirely sure how I should narrow down my choices though. I have a good GPA, three summers of research experience in different areas (though no publications as of yet, but hoping to have one possibly before...

Hi, I'm looking for a Master Degree (2 years) in Condensed Matter Physics (Theory oriented if possible), starting in Autumn 2012. I was thinking about Europe (e.g. Germany, France), but unfortunately I don't know the most active Universities in this field of research, for this reason I'm asking...

1. Homework Statement [/b] 1. Consider two protons, separated by a distance R, and one electron. Assume that the electron wave function can be symmetric, s, or asymmetric, a, with: ψs = Ns( ψ1 + ψ2); ψa = Na( ψ1 - ψ2): Here 1 and 2 are the electron wave functions for large R when...

Hi everybody, I ve been thinking a lot lately about the thesis I am supposed to start next year. I will study the categoric formulation for quantum mechanics, polytope correlations and links with the complexity theory (post quantum models etc). But on the other hand, I find my courses on...

I am currently following a course of condensed matter physics and quite enjoying it. But after doig some research I found that many book deal with QFT applied to condensed matter. I wonder what all the calculus of QFT is needed to describe those phenomenas. I kinda feel that relativistic...

Hello! I would like to know which Universities in the world have an excellent Master in Condensed Matter Physics?. I am aware that this question is not very precise, because the answers will very personal. Nevertheless, I would like to hear them. Thanks for taking your time to help me.

I think Markopoulou and Oriti have been sniffing this out a long time. Note that Wen has heuristically linked tensor networks and AdS/CFT (strings!) in the final slide of http://dao.mit.edu/~wen/talks/09QHtop.pdf. http://arxiv.org/abs/0907.2994 Tensor network decompositions in the presence...

can one without knowledge of chemistry(high school knowledge) and only having little experimental experience specialize in condensed matter physics?

I've been researching CMP and it looks really interesting. I'm getting to the point of where I need to decide on my major. I'm a sophomore and have most core classes done. I understand that I won't be dealing with CMP until Grad School, but what kinda classes/major would help most in CMP as an...

I don't have the time now to study QFT in depth but I need some basic knowledge about QED and quantum forces (like casimir). I want to study the role of casimir force to solid state devices (photonic and plasmonic devices). Which part of QFT is needed to study for now and which books are...

i've read that quantum field theory can be applied to condensed matter physics but i don't understand how: quantum field theory is the union of SR with QM but how is SR related to condensed matter physics? i understand that quantum field theory would be useful because it can describe...

I am confused about the relation between condensed matter physics and Quantum field theory (QFT). Here are my "naive" questions. 1. The condensed matter physics deals with the macroscopic physical properties of matter. The number of atoms of the system is as large as Avogadro's number. But in...

hello, do you have any experience with this book: Condensed Matter Physics, Michael P. Marder, Wiley & Sons. Is this good for the first contact to condensed matter physics, or can you recommend me another book?

I am a Junior in an university , majoring in Applied Physics ,and I find I have a interest in condensed matter physics ,espacially about Superconductivity ,Nanotechnology,Low temperature phases and the like ,but in my curriculum , there is no such course like this , so I want to know which book...

If you don't have a subscription to Physics Today, RUN, don't walk, to your nearest library that has a subscription of one and COPY this article! To commemorate the AIP 75 years, Marvin Cohen wrote a TERRIFIC article on the history of condensed matter physics in the June 2006 issue of Physics...

Condensed Matter Physics (seems comprehensive) Michael Marder Center for Nonlinear Dynamics, University of Texas, Austin TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I: ATOMIC STRUCTURE Chapter 1: The Idea of Crystals, page 3 1.1, Introduction, page 3 1.1.1, Why are Solids Crystalline?, page 4 1.2...

Who can tell me some typical topics in Condensed Matter Physics nowadays?[?]