Condensed matter physics facts for kids
Condensed matter physics is a branch of physics which talks about matter that has its molecules packed together very closely. This usually means it deals with solids (solid matter).
Images for kids
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Heike Kamerlingh Onnes and Johannes van der Waals with the helium liquefactor at Leiden in 1908
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A replica of the first point-contact transistor in Bell labs
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A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor. Today some physicists are working to understand high-temperature superconductivity using the AdS/CFT correspondence.
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The quantum Hall effect: Components of the Hall resistivity as a function of the external magnetic field
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Image of X-ray diffraction pattern from a protein crystal.
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The first Bose–Einstein condensate observed in a gas of ultracold rubidium atoms. The blue and white areas represent higher density.
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Computer simulation of nanogears made of fullerene molecules. It is hoped that advances in nanoscience will lead to machines working on the molecular scale.
See also
In Spanish: Física de la materia condensada para niños
