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condensed matter

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noun

  1. physics

    1. crystalline and amorphous solids and liquids, including liquid crystals, glasses, polymers, and gels

    2. ( as modifier )

      condensed-matter physics

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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For several years, the teams led by Zeng and Cheng have investigated how these vacuum fluctuations affect condensed matter systems.

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The idea draws on an unexpected connection between quantum gravity and the quantum Hall effect, a remarkable phenomenon in condensed matter physics.

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Her research, focused on soft condensed matter, has been seeking a comprehensive theory to explain the curious elasticity of such material.

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The result resolves a long-running debate in condensed matter physics and gives scientists a strong platform for studying next-generation quantum phenomena and potential technology pathways.

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The whole structure would thus form a spiral, having a dense region at its centre and knots or lumps of condensed matter along its spiral arms.

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