History of Condensed Matter Physics
The Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Originally called the Division of Solid State Physics (DSSP), the unit was formed in 1947, the third society division. (The Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics was established in 1943, and the Division of High Polymer Physics was formed in 1944.) In 1978 the DSSP was renamed the Division of Condensed Matter Physics to recognize that disciplines covered in the division included liquids (quantum fluids) as well as solids. Today the DCMP is the largest of all APS divisions.
Condensed Matter Physics concentrates on such topics as superconductivity, semi-conductors, magnetism, complex fluids, and thin films. A broad range of physical problems, both applied and basic, are investigated.
> DCMP Governance History
> Physical Review Letters Celebrates 50 Years
> Fifty Years of BCS Theory and 20th Anniversary of High Tc Superconductivity "Woodstock" Session
> 50th Anniversary of Physical Review Letters Presentations, March Meeting 2008
> "50 Years of Anderson Localization" and "Centenary of Lev Landau" slide show, March Meeting 2009
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