Condensed matter physics Essays

  • Condensed Matter Physics

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    Condensed Matter Physics, in its early conception, was not known by its more modern terminology but emanated from Solid State Physics. Comparable to Astronomy, Solid State Physics is the oldest subcategory of what we now refer to as Physics. Condensed-matter physics is broader and applies to concepts that work in solids, but could equally be applied to liquids: superconductivity vs. superfluidity, and soft-condensed matter. Condensed Matter Physics has contributed properties of materials including

  • Personal History

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    I am satisfied with what I have become; a student specializing in Physics with special interests in experimental Condensed Matter Physics. I grew up in a very small town. A town not fully developed; there were very few resources and not many quality schools to acquire a solid education. I had to pass an entrance exam to get into a good school for 8th grade at a time when most students in my town would drop out of school after 7th grade in order to search for work and support their families. My

  • States of Matter

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    Matter is defined as anything that occupies space and can be perceived by one or more senses; a physical body, a physical substance, or the universe as a whole. There are four distinct states of matter: solids, liquids, gases, and plasma. There are other states of matter such as Bose-Einstein condesates and neutron degenerate matter, but those states can only be found under extreme conditions. These phases can go from one to another when affected by certain things, which is known as phase changes

  • History of Colloidal Mills

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    COLLOIDAL MILL Colloid mill is a machine that is used to reduce the particle size of a solid. It is mainly reduces the solids which are present n the suspensions or emulsions or the reduction the droplet size in the suspensions. It is almost used for the all types of materials for the reduction. Collidal mills HISTORY The Rolls Royce of Mixers the high shear colloidal mixer as used by Team Mixing Technologies, is the leading colloidal mixer in the industry by most grouting experts world-wide. High-shear

  • A Little History Behind Photonic Band Gap Materials

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    Photonic Band Gap Materials:  A little history behind Photonic Band Gap materials (PBG)? In 1987, an American physicist and engineer named Eli Yablonovitch and Canadian physics professor from the University of Toronto Canada, Sajeev John constructed artificial structures that then became the concept of PBG material. In order to evaluate this concept they created a 3D prototype diamond lattice in Plexiglas, which is a type of acrylic glass material. With this creation they were able

  • Importance And Importance Of Condensed Matter

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    INTRODUCTION 1.1. Definition Condensed Matter Physics is branch of physics that deals with the physical properties of condensed matter such as liquids and solids. This branch of study seeks to understand the behavior of condensed phases of matter by using established laws of physics. [Taylor, Philip L. 2002] Liquids and solids are the most well-known forms of condensed matter but there are others particularly as a result of quantum physics. Condensed matter physics asserts to atoms as closer together

  • The Infinite Stupidity of Humans and the Universe

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    a complex one, because of the kind of research that is involved. The research will describe the career of astrophysics, what is required to become a successful astrophysicists and the impact this career has on society. The study of astronomy and physics begins with the ancient Greeks. Their view was that the Earth was the center of the universe. It wasn’t until the Renaissance when a few in western civilization, ever thought that the sun might be the center of planetary motion. Around 150 A.D. Ptolemy

  • Reflection Essay: How Things Work

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    understanding of the wonders that so many humans take for granted. This undying desire is the reason I plan to become a research scientist and professor in the field of physics. I am currently at Jackson State University majoring in physics and minoring in mathematics, which helps to compliment my overall performance in physics. Because of my department’s small size, I have had the pleasure of developing solid relationships with the chair, program manager, and many professors within the department

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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    1944 Nobel Prize in Physics for his "resonance method for recording the magnetic properties of atomic nuclei." He was the one to discover that protons have magnetic moments and that they precess around an external magnetic field. His experiments (on nuclei) revealed the jump between energy states of the proton when resonated with radio frequency waves. Felix Bloch & Edward Purcell Both men independently took Rabi's experiments to the next level - condensed matter. Purcell Bloch

  • Philosophy of the Mind

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    physical phenomena. Terms such as “mind,” “thinking,” and “feeling” do not play in the theories of fundamental physics. For example, in this slim sense of “physical,” a lung is not a physical object, inhalation is not a physical property and diffusion is not a physical process; as in the terms “lung,” “inhalation,” and “diffusion” do not have a role in the theories of fundamental physics. Acknowledging that mental phenomena are not physical in this slim sense is not vastly acknowledging. However,

  • Natural Principles

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    Principles of Nature Aristotle's Physics begins with an in-depth discussion on the basic principles of nature. Aristotle says that there are a certain number of basic principles that can account for nature’s processes. Aristotle came to the idea of the basic principles by synthesizing the theories of philosophers and drawing out the underlying principles that they all had in common. Aristotle found that the primary cause of all things coming to be is matter, form, and privation. 1In order to come

  • The Creativity Crisis Analysis

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    they verify that with the decrease of creativity in our society comes an array of consequences seen in the work field. The authors remind readers of another reason for the importance of creativity; they argue that creative ideas can solve national matters. Hence, Branson and Merryman believe that original ideas are key for a better world. Though I concede that creativity is a vital key to the solution of many national problems, I still insist that teaching creativity,

  • Quasars and Active Galaxies

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    billions are the smallest numbers used (56,57). The theory of how quasars are created is based on the idea that the universe is expanding. Among astronomers, the popular consensus is that the Earth is in an expanding universe in which the laws of physics will hold true beyond this planet as well. G. Mark Voit, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute, believes that the beginning of the universe was a time when many galaxies would be visible to the naked eye b... ... middle of paper

  • Metallic Hydrogen

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    theorized in 19351, but tangible evidence has eluded scientists in the intervening decades. "Metallization of hydrogen has been the elusive Holy Grail in high-pressure physics for many years," said Bill Nellis, one of three Livermore researchers involved in the project. "This is a significant contribution to condensed matter physics because a pressure and temperature that actually produce metallization have finally been discovered."2 Livermore researchers Sam Weir, Art Mitchell, and Bill Nellis used

  • Acoustics Essay

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    Madison Thomas 7th period 11-30-17 Research Paper Acoustics Acoustics is a science that deals with the study of sound. It is known to be one of the branches of physics; studying oscillations and sound waves from the lowest to high frequencies. Acoustics is known to be one of the oldest sciences, and dates back to ancient times as people had the need to understand the nature of speech and hearing. The main reason acoustics was discovered and is one of the oldest sciences is because of the need

  • Origin of the Universe

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    The Origin of the Universe Since the dawn of intelligent man, humanity has speculated about the origins of the universe. There is evidence, which indicates that the universe started around 15 billion years ago. This is probably the greatest discovery imaginable; however, the universe still seems to be a very controversial subject. Most scientists agree that there was a beginning but there is a lot of speculation of how it (the universe) actually started. The much-celebrated Greek philosopher

  • Discipline Literacy of Material Engineering

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    is considered an interdisciplinary field and it mainly applies the properties of matters on the earth to a variety of areas concerning science and engineering. In the more advanced stage, the discipline will reach a new scientific field to explore the connection between the structure of materials at the atomic or molecular level and their macroscopic attributes. Moreover, it also includes factors of applied physics and chemistry in which Nano science and nanotechnology have been put the most attention

  • Immamanuel Kant And Kant's Case Against Robert Latimer

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    ability and possibility of the universalization of a determined conduct or action that is led by a natural human Good Will. We can see Kant’s own thought condensed in some of today’s bioethical and medical deontology; being a normative ethical system, supported on the ideal of what should be (free choice field) more than what it is (nature and physics laws), we face the reality of death as part of life, and human life as value in itself. In fact, we have been witnessed dilemmas, so how medical codes

  • A Brief History Of Time by Stephen Hawking

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    A brief history of time by Stephen Hawking is a novel about the known range of time from the big bang up to black holes. Hawking talks about different theories and how they have changed over time from Copernicus to himself. He combines all known physics and astrophysics and displays them quickly and simply. He states that the goal of science is to able to accurately describe the universe in one theory. As he tells about theories that have disproved other theories of that time, it is proof that science

  • Stellar Evolution

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    densities of up to several thousand atoms per cubic centimete... ... middle of paper ... ...J. Stellar Evolution. London: Pergamon Press, 1967. Shklovskii, Iosif S. Stars: Their Birth, Life, and Death. Moscow: Central Press for Literature in Physics and Mathematics, 1975. Livio, Mario. Unsolved Problems in Stellar Evolution. Cambridge: The Cambridge University Press, 2000. Websites: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomy_and_astrophysics Encyclopedia of Astronomy Terms http://imagine