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.


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