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.
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- 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.
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