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Condensed concepts

Ruminations on emergent phenomena in condensed phases of matter.

  • By Ross H. McKenzie
  • Based in Australia
  • Roughly four posts per month
  • First post on

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Month starting Posts
May 2024 2
Jun 2024 5
Jul 2024 3
Aug 2024 3
Sep 2024 6
Oct 2024 5
Nov 2024 2
Dec 2024 2

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Most recent posts

From Leo Szilard to the Tasmanian wilderness
Richard Flanagan is an esteemed Australian writer. My son recently gave our family a copy of Flanagan's recent book, Question 7. It is a personal memoir that masterfully weaves together a dizzying array of topics, …
On , by Ross H. McKenzie, 264 words
Are gravity and space-time emergent?
Attempts to develop a quantum theory of gravity continue to falter and stagnate. Given this, it is worth considering approaches that start with what we know about gravity at the macroscale and investigate whether it …
On , by Ross H. McKenzie, 780 words
Emergent gauge fields in spin ices
Spin ices are magnetic materials in which geometrically frustrated magnetic interactions between the spins prevent long-range magnetic order and lead to a residual entropy similar to in ice (solid water).Spin ices provide a beautiful example …
On , by Ross H. McKenzie, 1,181 words