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Condensed Matter Physicshttp://www.physics.lsa.umich.edu/CondensedMatter/Theoretical. . . the study of systems of atoms in the form of solids and liquids, and of aggregate physical systems. Departmental activities include pioneering work in theorizing pattern formation, nonlinear dynamics, systems far from equilibrium, chaos, quasicrystals, quantum interference in superconducting micronetworks, and avalanches.Condensed matter theory at Michigan is an interdisciplinary field encompassing several physics subfields and problems, from solid state theory to fluid mechanics to dynamical systems theory. Departmental activities are wide-ranging and marked by close interaction with laboratory experiments at a basic science level. Specialties include pattern formation, nonlinear dynamics, equilibrium and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, chaos, quantum manybody theory, superconductivity, semi-conductor multilayers, avalanches, and aperiodic systems. Experimental. . . the study of the collective behavior of solids and liquids, and of the macroscopic results of quantum interactions. Department specialties: mesoscopic structures, thin films, and metallic films; microfabrication; spectroscopic studies of electronic structures of solids not covered by traditional band theory; high temperature superconductivity; strongly correlated electron systems; coherent x-ray scattering; x-ray and inelastic light scattering; semiconductor quantum wells and superlattices; molecular beam epitaxy, and scanning tunneling and other microscopies.Condensed matter experiment is a diverse, rapidly-changing subfield of physics that has ties to many technologies and disciplines -- from solid state electronics to superconductors to materials science -- and overlaps with applied physics, optical physics, and chemistry. U-M's condensed matter group has in a short time gained a widespread reputation as a vigorous, innovative center for both research and teaching. Work is done at Michigan, the NSF Center of Ultrafast Optical Science, and several national and international user facilities, including synchrotron radiation facilities at the Advanced Light Source (Berkeley), the National Synchrotron Light Source (Brookhaven), the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (Grenoble, France), the Advanced Photon Source (Argonne National Laboratory); and at neutron scattering facilities at NIST (Maryland), LANSCE (Los Alamos), and IPNS (Argonne). |
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