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solid-state physics

American  
[sahl-id-stayt fiz-iks] / ˈsɑl ɪdˈsteɪt ˈfɪz ɪks /

noun

  1. Physics. a branch of condensed matter physics, concerned with the properties of solid matter, including electromagnetism, superconductivity, and photoconductivity.


solid-state physics British  

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) the branch of physics concerned with experimental and theoretical investigations of the properties of solids, such as superconductivity, photoconductivity, and ferromagnetism

"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

solid-state physics Scientific  
  1. The branch of condensed matter physics that specializes in the study of solids, especially in the electric and magnetic properties of solid crystalline materials, such as semiconductors.


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"When modeling this complex spin interaction, we benefit from personal exchanges with HZB colleagues in experimental solid-state physics," said Johannes Reuther.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

The trajectory of US solid-state physics, he notes, “followed much the same plot”.

From Nature Sep. 17, 2018

He was a founder of Solid State Communications, a peer-reviewed scientific journal on solid-state physics, and was its first editor in chief, from 1963 to 1992.

From New York Times Jun. 25, 2017

BH: I was just finishing my Ph.D., which I was doing on solid-state physics.

From Scientific American Nov. 5, 2013

He knows an awful lot about solid-state physics, and for a physicist, he sure learned enough about micro-assemblies of electronic components.

From The Trouble with Telstar by John Schoenherr

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