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unusual facts about Solid State Physics



Alexey Ekimov

Alexey I. Ekimov is a Russian solid state physicist who discovered the semiconductor nanocrystals known as quantum dots, while working at the Vavilov State Optical Institute.

Dieter Langbein

Dieter Langbein, Dr. phil. nat., was a German physicist, whose fields of research included solid state physics, fluid physics and microgravity.

Heinrich Hora

Heinrich Hora (born 1931 in Bodenbach, Czechoslovakia) is a German-Australian theoretical physicist who made contributions to solid state physics, optical properties of plasma with relativistic and quantum effects and nonlinear dynamics with applications of lasers for producing nuclear fusion energy.

Isomeric shift

Under its Mössbauer variant, the isomeric shift has found important applications in domains as different as Atomic Physics, Solid State Physics, Nuclear Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Metallurgy, Mineralogy, Geology, and Lunar research.

Robert E. Vardeman

He worked for Sandia National Laboratories in the Solid State Physics Research Department before becoming a full-time writer.


see also

Ashton Sixth Form College

Sir John Pendry, Professor of Theoretical Solid State Physics since 1981 at Imperial College London

Bloch equations

Charles Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, John Wiley & Sons, 8th edition (2004), ISBN 978-0-471-41526-8.

Dieter Langbein

After his diploma in physics in 1956 and his thesis on solid state physics in 1958 he went to the Institute of Theoretical Physics at Göttingen to work with Prof. Hund in investigating galvanomagnetic effects.

MP Joseph

M. P. Joseph holds a Masters Degree in Human Resources Development from the Victoria University of Manchester, UK and a Masters Degree in Solid State Physics from the Cochin University of Science and Technology.

Noor Muhammad Butt

During his stay at ICTP, he began his studies and research in the field of Solid-state physics which led him to win the "Associate ICTP Award in Solid-State Physics".

Patrick N. Keating

Patrick N. Keating is a theoretical physicist who has contributed to several fields of solid-state physics, including semiconductors, semi-insulators and the basic properties of solid materials, and to other fields including optics, liquid crystals, acoustic holography, and signal processing.

Sommerfeld

Sommerfeld expansion, a method for approximating integrals used in statistical and solid-state physics