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condensed matter

noun

  1. physics
    1. crystalline and amorphous solids and liquids, including liquid crystals, glasses, polymers, and gels
    2. ( as modifier )

      condensed-matter physics

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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This would enable powerful quantum simulations that mimic the interactions in natural crystals, noted Will, which is a focus area of condensed matter physics.

"We would like to use the BECs in a 2D system. When you go from three dimensions to two, you can always expect new physics to emerge," he said. 2D materials are a major area of research at Columbia; having a model system made of molecular BECs could help Will and his condensed matter colleagues explore quantum phenomena including superconductivity, superfluidity, and more.

While there, he worked with colleague Shiing-Shen Chern to develop the influential Chern-Simons theory, a topological theory that has since been shown to have important connections to condensed matter and quantum physics.

This breakthrough offers a promising pathway to achieving superconductivity in the quantum Hall regime, a longstanding challenge in condensed matter physics.

At the time, Dr. Massey was a rising star in the study of theoretical condensed matter, how liquids and solids behave.

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