Particle physics and condensed matter: the saga continues [PDF]
Ideas from quantum field theory and topology have proved remarkably fertile in suggesting new phenomena in the quantum physics of condensed matter. Here I'll supply some broad, unifying context, both conceptual and historical, for the abundance of results reported at the Nobel Symposium on "New Forms of Matter, Topological Insulators and ...
F. Wilczek
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Planetary Atmospheres as Non-Equilibrium Condensed Matter [PDF]
Planetary atmospheres, and models of them, are discussed from the viewpoint of condensed matter physics. Atmospheres are a form of condensed matter, and many interesting phenomena of condensed matter systems are realized by them. The essential physics of the general circulation is illustrated with idealized 2-layer and 1-layer models of the atmosphere.
Marston, J. B.
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Ultracold atomic gases in optical lattices: mimicking condensed matter physics and beyond [PDF]
We review recent developments in the physics of ultracold atomic and molecular gases in optical lattices. Such systems are nearly perfect realisations of various kinds of Hubbard models, and as such may very well serve to mimic condensed matter phenomena.
M. Lewenstein+5 more
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The Onset of Phase Transitions in Condensed Matter and Relativistic QFT [PDF]
Kibble and Zurek have provided a unifying causal picture for the appearance of topological defects like cosmic strings or vortices at the onset of phase transitions in relativistic QFT and condensed matter systems respectively. There is no direct experimental evidence in QFT, but in condensed matter the predictions are largely, but not wholly ...
Karra, G.+2 more
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Moltemplate: A Tool for Coarse-Grained Modeling of Complex Biological Matter and Soft Condensed Matter Physics. [PDF]
A. Jewett+13 more
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Majorana and condensed matter physics [PDF]
28 pages, no ...
F. Wilczek
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Condensed Matter Physics - Biology Resonance [PDF]
The field of condensed matter physics had its genesis this century and it has had a remarkable evolution. A closer look at its growth reveals a hidden aim in the collective consciousness of the field - a part of the development this century is a kind of warm up exercise to understand the nature of living condensed matter, namely the field of biology ...
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A class of solvable models in Condensed Matter Physics [PDF]
In this paper, we show that there is a large class of fermionic systems for which it is possible to find, for any dimension, a finite closed set of eigenoperators and eigenvalues of the Hamiltonian. Then, the hierarchy of the equations of motion closes and analytical expressions for the Green's functions are obtained in terms of a finite number of ...
Ferdinando Mancini
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What condensed matter physics and statistical physics teach us about the limits of unitary time evolution [PDF]
The Schrödinger equation for a macroscopic number of particles is linear in the wave function, deterministic, and invariant under time reversal. In contrast, the concepts used and calculations done in statistical physics and condensed matter physics ...
Barbara Drossel
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Cavity QED with hybrid nanocircuits: from atomic-like physics to condensed matter phenomena [PDF]
Circuit QED techniques have been instrumental in manipulating and probing with exquisite sensitivity the quantum state of superconducting quantum bits coupled to microwave cavities.
Audrey Cottet+9 more
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