by Alan Durrant (Editor)
Quantum Physics of Matter explores the way in which quantum physics determines the properties of materials. The quantum physics of solids, for example, dictates whether they are good insulators, conductors, semiconductors, or even superconductors. At a deeper level, it explores how the quantum physics of nuclei and elementary particles determines the stability of matter and hence the range of substances that came into existence through the big bang and the evolution of stars.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 231
Edition: 1st
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 01 Jan 2000
ISBN 10: 0750307218
ISBN 13: 9780750307215