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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782618803321

Titolo

Condensed-matter and materials physics [[electronic resource] ] : the science of the world around us / / Committee on CMMP 2010, Solid State Sciences Committee, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007

ISBN

0-309-13409-9

1-281-11008-6

9786611110086

0-309-10970-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (283 p.)

Disciplina

530.4/1

Soggetti

Condensed matter - Research - United States

Materials - Research - United States

Power resources - Research - United States

Technological innovations - United States - Forecasting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Overview""; ""2 How Do Complex Phenomena Emerge from Simple Ingredients?""; ""3 How Will the Energy Demands of Future Generations Be Met?""; ""4 What Is the Physics of Life?""; ""5 What Happens Far from Equilibrium and Why?""; ""6 What New Discoveries Await Us in the Nanoworld?""; ""7 How Will the Information Technology Revolution Be Extended?""; ""8 The Impact of Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics Research""; ""9 Industrial Laboratories and Research in Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics""

""10 Structure and Level of the Current Research Effort""""11 Tools, Instrumentation, and Facilities for Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics Research""; ""Concluding Remarks""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Statement of Task""; ""Appendix B: Agendas of Committee Meetings""; ""Appendix C: Agenda and Participants at Facilities



Workshop""; ""Appendix D: Biographies of Committee Members""