6 Condensed Matter

Condensed matter physics is the phenomenon of macroscopic and microscopic physical properties of matter that emerge from the strong interactions of an extremely large number of constituents; for example, an atom or an electron.

Condensed matter physics is related to statistical mechanics and quantum mechanics because the macroscopic properties of a condensed system are independent of the detailed microscopic trajectories of each individual constituent.

6.1 Topics

1. Matter
2. Radial Distribution Function
3. Crystal
4. Lattice
5. Unit Cell
6. Band
7. Energy Gap
8. Fermi Level
9. Phonon
10. Quasiparticle
11. Phase Transition
12. Order Parameter
13. Defect
14. Superconductivity
15. Magnetism
16. Semiconductor

6.2 References

1. Simon, S. H. The Oxford Solid State Basics. Oxford University Press, 2013. §1.1 — condensed phases of many strongly interacting constituents.
2. Kittel, C. Introduction to Solid State Physics. Wiley — atoms and electrons as the constituents of solids, semiconductors, magnetism, and superconductivity.
3. Kittel, C. Quantum Theory of Solids. Wiley — collective behavior and quantized excitations.
4. Feynman, R. P., Leighton, R. B., & Sands, M. The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol. II. — solid-state physics as bulk matter from atomic laws.

• Matter
• Radial Distribution Function
• Semiconductor