PHZ3400-09 Emergence in Condensed Matter: Difference between revisions

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How important is Quantum mechanics for understanding "Big" objects around us?
How important is Quantum mechanics for understanding "Big" objects around us?


[[Image:HighTc.png|thumb|left|450px|Phase diagram of high temperature superconductors]]
[[Image:HighTc.png|thumb|left|550px|Phase diagram of high temperature superconductors]]

Revision as of 21:20, 6 January 2009

Do we know have to keep track of every atom?

File:SnowFlake.pgn
A snowflake - perfect symmetry "emergin" with no human intervention. Is there "intelligent design" at work? Or a silly one?

==Macroscopic properties of materials and classification of phases: gases, liquids, solids, and more...

[Examples of nonsense]

How important is Quantum mechanics for understanding "Big" objects around us?

Phase diagram of high temperature superconductors