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OverviewThis text identifies opportunities, priorities, and challenges for the field of condensed-matter and materials physics. It highlights recent scientific and technological developments and their societal impact and identifies outstanding questions for future research. Topics range from the science of modern technology to new materials and structures, novel quantum phenomena, nonequilibrium physics, soft condensed matter, and new experimental and computational tools. The book also addresses structural challenges for the field, including nurturing its intellectual vitality, maintaining a healthy mixture of large and small research facilities, improving the field's integration with other disciplines, and developing new ways for scientists in academia, government laboratories, and industry to work together. It will be of interest to scientists, educators, students, and policymakers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: National Research Council , Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences , Board on Physics and Astronomy , Committee on Condensed-Matter and Materials PhysicsPublisher: National Academies Press Imprint: National Academies Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780309063494ISBN 10: 0309063493 Pages: 324 Publication Date: 21 May 1999 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 Overview; 4 1 Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Materials and Phenomena: The Science of Modern Technology; 5 2 New Materials and Structures; 6 3 Novel Quantum Phenomena; 7 4 Nonequilibrium Physics; 8 5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems; 9 6 New Tools for Research; 10 7 Changes in the R&D Landscape; 11 8 The Next DecadeReviewsAuthor InformationCommittee on Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics, National Research Council Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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