Scientific Opportunities: Condensed Matter PhysicsOverview | Strongly Correlated Electron Systems | Magnetism OverviewCondensed matter physics deals with the macroscopic physical properties of matter. In particular, it is concerned with "condensed" phases, which occur when the number of constituents in a system is extremely large and the interactions between the constituents are strong. The most familiar examples of condensed phases are solids and liquids, but more exotic condensed phases include the superfluid and the Bose-Einstein condensate found in certain atomic systems at very low temperatures, superconductivity, and the magnetic phases of spins on atomic lattices. NSLS-II will allow for breakthroughs in many areas of condensed matter physics, which are described in greater detail in the sections above.
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