List of Important Publications in Physics - Condensed Matter Physics

See also: Condensed matter physics

Condensed matter physics deals with the physical properties of condensed phases of matter. These properties appear when atoms interact strongly and adhere to each other or are otherwise concentrated.

  • J. Bardeen, L. N. Cooper, and J. R. Schrieffer
  • Cooper, L. N. (1956)). "Bound Electron Pairs in a Degenerate Fermi Gas". Physical Review 104 (4): 1189–1190. Bibcode 1956PhRv..104.1189C. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.104.1189. http://prola.aps.org/abstract/PR/v104/i4/p1189_1.
  • Bardeen, J.; Cooper, L. N.; Schrieffer, J. R. (1957). "Microscopic Theory of Superconductivity". Physical Review 106: 162–164. Bibcode 1957PhRv..106..162B. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.106.162. http://prola.aps.org/abstract/PR/v106/i1/p162_1.
  • Bardeen, J.; Cooper, L. N.; Schrieffer, J. R. (1957). "Theory of Superconductivity". Physical Review 108 (5): 1175. Bibcode 1957PhRv..108.1175B. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.108.1175. http://link.aps.org/abstract/PR/v108/p1175.
These three papers develop the BCS theory of usual (not high TC) superconductivity, relating the interaction of electrons and the phonons of a lattice. The authors were awarded the Nobel prize for this work.
  • Ashcroft, Neil W.; Mermin, N. David (1976). Solid State Physics. Brooks Cole. ISBN 0-03-083993-9.
It is so old that it still calls condensed matter physics by the out of fashion name of solid state physics, but yet it is still a good introduction to the topic.


Read more about this topic:  List Of Important Publications In Physics

Famous quotes containing the words condensed, matter and/or physics:

    “There is no doubt that the loftiest written wisdom is either rhymed or in some way musically measured,—is, in form as well as substance, poetry; and a volume which should contain the condensed wisdom of mankind need not have one rhythmless line.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “Curiosity doesn’t matter any more. These days people don’t want to be transported to emotional territories where they don’t know how to react.”
    —Hector Babenko (b. 1946)

    “The pace of science forces the pace of technique. Theoretical physics forces atomic energy on us; the successful production of the fission bomb forces upon us the manufacture of the hydrogen bomb. We do not choose our problems, we do not choose our products; we are pushed, we are forced—by what? By a system which has no purpose and goal transcending it, and which makes man its appendix.”
    —Erich Fromm (1900–1980)