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Nobel Prize—Topological Phases of Matter

Michael Schirber

The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to theoretical physicists whose work established the role of topology in understanding exotic forms of matter.

PhysicsOct 7, 20166 citations

Focus: Nobel Prize—Topological Phases of Matter

Michael Schirber

The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to theoretical physicists whose work established the role of topology in understanding exotic forms of matter.

Oct 7, 20160 citations

Topological Order in Condensed Matter Physics and a New View in Particle Physics(Current Topics)

Masatoshi Sato

ButsuriApr 5, 20080 citations

Traditions and Transformations in the History of Quantum Physics

Christoph Lehner (ed.), Jürgen Renn, Shaul Katzir (ed.)

More than a century after the beginning of the quantum revolution, historians continue to explore new facets in the history of quantum physics, and to re-examine some of its better-known aspects. The thirteen papers collected in this volume, by authors from five continents, present central trends in the current study of quantum physics within its theoretical, experimental, philosophical, technological and social contexts. They discuss developments from the late nineteenth to the early twenty-first century and go beyond the traditional focus on Europe and North America to include China and Japan, and beyond the Heisenbergs and Diracs to reveal the role of actors who hitherto have played only a marginal role in historical account, but left their mark on the development of quantum physics. Also a wider array of subdisciplines comes into view, from optics to quantum gravity through quantum electrodynamics, from atomic and nuclear to condense matter physics and foundations of physics. Moreover, the volume shows that fields such as dispersion, physical chemistry and solid state physics should not be seen merely as areas of applications of ideas that evolved in other contexts, but should be regarded as birthplaces of important theoretical insights. The perspective of the papers ranges from local histories to global discussions, from conceptual changes via the role of experimentation to interactions with social and technological forces and to the interpretation of the theory.More than a century after the beginning of the quantum revolution, historians continue to explore new facets in the history of quantum physics, and to re-examine some of its better-known aspects. The thirteen papers collected in this volume, by authors from five continents, present central trends in the current study of quantum physics within its theoretical, experimental, philosophical, technological and social contexts. They discuss developments from the late nineteenth to the early twenty-first century and go beyond the traditional focus on Europe and North America to include China and Japan, and beyond the Heisenbergs and Diracs to reveal the role of actors who hitherto have played only a marginal role in historical account, but left their mark on the development of quantum physics. Also a wider array of subdisciplines comes into view, from optics to quantum gravity through quantum electrodynamics, from atomic and nuclear to condense matter physics and foundations of physics. Moreover, the volume shows that fields such as dispersion, physical chemistry and solid state physics should not be seen merely as areas of applications of ideas that evolved in other contexts, but should be regarded as birthplaces of important theoretical insights. The perspective of the papers ranges from local histories to global discussions, from conceptual changes via the role of experimentation to interactions with social and technological forces and to the interpretation of the theory.

Jun 28, 201029 citations

TOPOLOGICAL QUANTUM ORDER: A NEW PARADIGM IN THE PHYSICS OF MATTER

Zohar Nussinov, Gerardo Ortíz

Recent Progress in Many-Body TheoriesJun 1, 20081 citation

A critical revolution

I.G. Halliday

The realisation by Ken Wilson in the mid-1970s that the theory of second-order phase transitions is intimately related to the theory of renormalisation in quantum field theory marked a turning point in contemporary theretical physics. Suddenly it was realised that important statements about such phase transitions were available and all insights into condensed matter dynamics were available to particle physicicts. Thus there has been real and productive cross fertilisation between particle physics theory and condensed matter physics. This flowering led to Wilson's Nobel prize in this area.The realisation by Ken Wilson in the mid-1970s that the theory of second-order phase transitions is intimately related to the theory of renormalisation in quantum field theory marked a turning point in contemporary theretical physics. Suddenly it was realised that important statements about such phase transitions were available and all insights into condensed matter dynamics were available to particle physicicts. Thus there has been real and productive cross fertilisation between particle physics theory and condensed matter physics. This flowering led to Wilson's Nobel prize in this area.

Physics WorldMay 1, 19900 citations

Topological matter: What is it good for?

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