University of Michigan Physics Department

Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics


...the study of systems of atoms in the form of solids and liquids, and of aggregate physical systems. Departmental activities include pioneering work in theorizing pattern formatin, nonlinear dynamics, systems far from equilibrium, chaos, quasicrystals, quantum interference in superconducting micronetworks, and avalanches.

Condensed matter theory at Michigan is an interdisciplinary field encompassing several physics subfields and problems, from solid state theory to fluid mechanics to dynamical systems theory. Departmental activities are wide-ranging and marked by close interaction with laboratory experiments at a basic science level. Specialties include pattern formation, nonlinear dynamics, equilibrium and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, chaos, quantum manybody theory, superconductivity, semi-conductor multilayers, avalanches, and aperiodic systems.

Fred Mackintosh's Research Group

Franco Nori's Research Group

Leonard Sander's Research Group


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