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What is an ideal glass? 🍸

(One coworker says, “An ideal glass is a full glass”—but no, that’s not what's it about!)

➡️ The “ideal glass” is a hypothetical fourth state of matter (alongside gas, liquid, and crystalline solid). Researchers still don’t agree on whether it actually exists.

A team of physicists has now managed to take a step closer to solving the mystery:

🆕 https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/newsroom/2026/one-step-closer-to-the-ideal-glass/

📖 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2612355123

#Physics #theoreticalPhysics #condensedMatter #condensedMatterPhysics

What is an ideal glass? 🍸

(One coworker says, “An ideal glass is a full glass”—but no, that’s not what's it about!)

➡️ The “ideal glass” is a hypothetical fourth state of matter (alongside gas, liquid, and crystalline solid). Researchers still don’t agree on whether it actually exists.

A team of physicists has now managed to take a step closer to solving the mystery:

🆕 https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/newsroom/2026/one-step-closer-to-the-ideal-glass/

📖 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2612355123

#Physics #theoreticalPhysics #condensedMatter #condensedMatterPhysics

What is an ideal glass? 🍸

(One coworker says, “An ideal glass is a full glass”—but no, that’s not what's it about!)

➡️ The “ideal glass” is a hypothetical fourth state of matter (alongside gas, liquid, and crystalline solid). Researchers still don’t agree on whether it actually exists.

A team of physicists has now managed to take a step closer to solving the mystery:

🆕 https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/newsroom/2026/one-step-closer-to-the-ideal-glass/

📖 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2612355123

#Physics #theoreticalPhysics #condensedMatter #condensedMatterPhysics

What is an ideal glass? 🍸

(One coworker says, “An ideal glass is a full glass”—but no, that’s not what's it about!)

➡️ The “ideal glass” is a hypothetical fourth state of matter (alongside gas, liquid, and crystalline solid). Researchers still don’t agree on whether it actually exists.

A team of physicists has now managed to take a step closer to solving the mystery:

🆕 https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/newsroom/2026/one-step-closer-to-the-ideal-glass/

📖 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2612355123

#Physics #theoreticalPhysics #condensedMatter #condensedMatterPhysics

What is an ideal glass? 🍸

(One coworker says, “An ideal glass is a full glass”—but no, that’s not what's it about!)

➡️ The “ideal glass” is a hypothetical fourth state of matter (alongside gas, liquid, and crystalline solid). Researchers still don’t agree on whether it actually exists.

A team of physicists has now managed to take a step closer to solving the mystery:

🆕 https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/newsroom/2026/one-step-closer-to-the-ideal-glass/

📖 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2612355123

#Physics #theoreticalPhysics #condensedMatter #condensedMatterPhysics

Light Reveals the Hidden Quantum Motion Inside an Exotic Crystal

Researchers used light to reveal the collective motion of electrons forming a Wigner crystal. Credit: Enrique Sahagún, Scixel…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Physics #CondensedMatter #Electrons #quantummaterials #QuantumPhysics #Science #UniversityofBasel
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/818251/

Light Reveals the Hidden Quantum Motion Inside an Exotic Crystal

Researchers used light to reveal the collective motion of electrons forming a Wigner crystal. Credit: Enrique Sahagún, Scixel…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Physics #CondensedMatter #Electrons #quantummaterials #QuantumPhysics #Science #UniversityofBasel
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/818251/

Light Reveals the Hidden Quantum Motion Inside an Exotic Crystal

Researchers used light to reveal the collective motion of electrons forming a Wigner crystal. Credit: Enrique Sahagún, Scixel…
#NewsBeep #News #Physics #CondensedMatter #Electrons #quantummaterials #QuantumPhysics #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom #UniversityofBasel
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/742160/

Light Reveals the Hidden Quantum Motion Inside an Exotic Crystal

Researchers used light to reveal the collective motion of electrons forming a Wigner crystal. Credit: Enrique Sahagún, Scixel…
#NewsBeep #News #Physics #AU #Australia #CondensedMatter #Electrons #quantummaterials #QuantumPhysics #Science #UniversityofBasel
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/859693/

Light Reveals the Hidden Quantum Motion Inside an Exotic Crystal

Researchers used light to reveal the collective motion of electrons forming a Wigner crystal. Credit: Enrique Sahagún, Scixel…
#NewsBeep #News #Physics #AU #Australia #CondensedMatter #Electrons #quantummaterials #QuantumPhysics #Science #UniversityofBasel
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/859693/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/643613/ Light Reveals the Hidden Quantum Motion Inside an Exotic Crystal #CondensedMatter #Éire #Electrons #IE #Ireland #Physics #QuantumMaterials #QuantumPhysics #Science #UniversityOfBasel

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1155423/ Light Reveals the Hidden Quantum Motion Inside an Exotic Crystal #CondensedMatter #Electrons #Physics #QuantumMaterials #QuantumPhysics #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom #UniversityOfBasel

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1057949/ Physicists Discover a Fundamental Limit to Electrical Resistance #CondensedMatter #MaterialsScience #Physics #QuantumMaterials #QuantumPhysics #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom #UniversityOfToronto

Physicists Discover a Fundamental Limit to Electrical Resistance

An artist’s impression of the resistivity that results from cold atomic collisions. Researchers investigating interaction-induced resistivity of ultracold…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Physics #CondensedMatter #MaterialsScience #quantummaterials #QuantumPhysics #Science #UniversityofToronto
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/733110/

Physicists Discover a Fundamental Limit to Electrical Resistance

An artist’s impression of the resistivity that results from cold atomic collisions. Researchers investigating interaction-induced resistivity of ultracold…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Physics #CondensedMatter #MaterialsScience #quantummaterials #QuantumPhysics #Science #UniversityofToronto
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/733110/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/560079/ Physicists Discover a Fundamental Limit to Electrical Resistance #CondensedMatter #Éire #IE #Ireland #MaterialsScience #Physics #QuantumMaterials #QuantumPhysics #Science #UniversityOfToronto

Busseiron is a Japanese term for a broad branch of physics focused on the study of matter.

In the mid-20th century, it expanded to include magnetism, metals and quantum theory, blurring disciplinary boundaries.

🔗 https://phys.org/news/2026-05-busseiron-formation-discipline-japanese-physics.html

#Physics #HistoryOfScience #Japan #MaterialsScience #CondensedMatter

Busseiron is a Japanese term for a broad branch of physics focused on the study of matter.

In the mid-20th century, it expanded to include magnetism, metals and quantum theory, blurring disciplinary boundaries.

🔗 https://phys.org/news/2026-05-busseiron-formation-discipline-japanese-physics.html

#Physics #HistoryOfScience #Japan #MaterialsScience #CondensedMatter

Busseiron is a Japanese term for a broad branch of physics focused on the study of matter.

In the mid-20th century, it expanded to include magnetism, metals and quantum theory, blurring disciplinary boundaries.

🔗 https://phys.org/news/2026-05-busseiron-formation-discipline-japanese-physics.html

#Physics #HistoryOfScience #Japan #MaterialsScience #CondensedMatter

Busseiron is a Japanese term for a broad branch of physics focused on the study of matter.

In the mid-20th century, it expanded to include magnetism, metals and quantum theory, blurring disciplinary boundaries.

🔗 https://phys.org/news/2026-05-busseiron-formation-discipline-japanese-physics.html

#Physics #HistoryOfScience #Japan #MaterialsScience #CondensedMatter

Busseiron is a Japanese term for a broad branch of physics focused on the study of matter.

In the mid-20th century, it expanded to include magnetism, metals and quantum theory, blurring disciplinary boundaries.

🔗 https://phys.org/news/2026-05-busseiron-formation-discipline-japanese-physics.html

#Physics #HistoryOfScience #Japan #MaterialsScience #CondensedMatter

https://www.europesays.com/uk/949858/ Scientists Create “Quantum Sound” Device That Works Near Absolute Zero #CondensedMatter #lasers #MaterialsScience #McGillUniversity #Nanotechnology #Physics #QuantumPhysics #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom

Scientists Create “Quantum Sound” Device That Works Near Absolute Zero

A new ultra-cold device developed at McGill University can generate controlled sound-like quantum vibrations known as phonons. The…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Physics #CondensedMatter #lasers #MaterialsScience #McGillUniversity #Nanotechnology #QuantumPhysics #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/634141/

Scientists Create “Quantum Sound” Device That Works Near Absolute Zero

A new ultra-cold device developed at McGill University can generate controlled sound-like quantum vibrations known as phonons. The…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Physics #CondensedMatter #lasers #MaterialsScience #McGillUniversity #Nanotechnology #QuantumPhysics #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/634141/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/477018/ Scientists Create “Quantum Sound” Device That Works Near Absolute Zero #CondensedMatter #Éire #IE #Ireland #Lasers #MaterialsScience #McGillUniversity #Nanotechnology #QuantumPhysics #Technology

📣 Call for nominations for the 2026 EPS Europhysics Prize: The deadline is extended to 15th May.

The prize recognises outstanding discoveries or breakthroughs in condensed matter physics, with work carried out largely in Europe.

📝 Submit now: https://eps.org/nominations-for-the-2026-eps-europhysics-prize/
#physics #condensedmatter #awards

📣 Call for nominations for the 2026 EPS Europhysics Prize: The deadline is extended to 15th May.

The prize recognises outstanding discoveries or breakthroughs in condensed matter physics, with work carried out largely in Europe.

📝 Submit now: https://eps.org/nominations-for-the-2026-eps-europhysics-prize/
#physics #condensedmatter #awards

📣 Call for nominations for the 2026 EPS Europhysics Prize: The deadline is extended to 15th May.

The prize recognises outstanding discoveries or breakthroughs in condensed matter physics, with work carried out largely in Europe.

📝 Submit now: https://eps.org/nominations-for-the-2026-eps-europhysics-prize/
#physics #condensedmatter #awards

📣 Call for nominations for the 2026 EPS Europhysics Prize: The deadline is extended to 15th May.

The prize recognises outstanding discoveries or breakthroughs in condensed matter physics, with work carried out largely in Europe.

📝 Submit now: https://eps.org/nominations-for-the-2026-eps-europhysics-prize/
#physics #condensedmatter #awards

📣 Call for nominations for the 2026 EPS Europhysics Prize: The deadline is extended to 15th May.

The prize recognises outstanding discoveries or breakthroughs in condensed matter physics, with work carried out largely in Europe.

📝 Submit now: https://eps.org/nominations-for-the-2026-eps-europhysics-prize/
#physics #condensedmatter #awards

📣 Nominations are still open for the 2026 Europhysics Prize of the EPS Condensed Matter Division. The prize recognises outstanding discoveries or breakthroughs in condensed matter physics, with work carried out largely in Europe.

🗓️ Nomination deadline: 15 April 2026
ℹ️ https://tinyurl.com/tnbj776m

#physics #condensedmatter

📣 Nominations are still open for the 2026 Europhysics Prize of the EPS Condensed Matter Division. The prize recognises outstanding discoveries or breakthroughs in condensed matter physics, with work carried out largely in Europe.

🗓️ Nomination deadline: 15 April 2026
ℹ️ https://tinyurl.com/tnbj776m

#physics #condensedmatter

📣 Nominations are still open for the 2026 Europhysics Prize of the EPS Condensed Matter Division. The prize recognises outstanding discoveries or breakthroughs in condensed matter physics, with work carried out largely in Europe.

🗓️ Nomination deadline: 15 April 2026
ℹ️ https://tinyurl.com/tnbj776m

#physics #condensedmatter

📣 Nominations are still open for the 2026 Europhysics Prize of the EPS Condensed Matter Division. The prize recognises outstanding discoveries or breakthroughs in condensed matter physics, with work carried out largely in Europe.

🗓️ Nomination deadline: 15 April 2026
ℹ️ https://tinyurl.com/tnbj776m

#physics #condensedmatter

📣 Nominations are still open for the 2026 Europhysics Prize of the EPS Condensed Matter Division. The prize recognises outstanding discoveries or breakthroughs in condensed matter physics, with work carried out largely in Europe.

🗓️ Nomination deadline: 15 April 2026
ℹ️ https://tinyurl.com/tnbj776m

#physics #condensedmatter

Opening a new window into superconductivity by reimagining a classic tool For more than a century, condensed matter physics has grappled with one of its greatest unsolved cha... https://phys.org/news/2026-03-window-superconductivity-reimagining-classic-tool.html #PostSapiens #condensedmatter

Opening a new window into superconductivity by reimagining a classic tool For more than a century, condensed matter physics has grappled with one of its greatest unsolved cha... https://phys.org/news/2026-03-window-superconductivity-reimagining-classic-tool.html #PostSapiens #condensedmatter

All interesting physics is decentralized and local. If there was a central algorithm deciding what physics is allowed, we wouldn't have the enormous diversity and beauty of the universe emerging out of something like two dozen fundamental physical constants.

I think this decentralized nature is also important when trying to understand physical systems. When we came up with our definition of topological order based on error correction (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.106.085143), it was absolutely crucial to use a decentralized algorithm and not a centralized one where you feed in the positions of all errors at once. It's the fediverse approach to error correction, if you like.

#physics #condensedmatter #condmat #fediverse

All interesting physics is decentralized and local. If there was a central algorithm deciding what physics is allowed, we wouldn't have the enormous diversity and beauty of the universe emerging out of something like two dozen fundamental physical constants.

I think this decentralized nature is also important when trying to understand physical systems. When we came up with our definition of topological order based on error correction (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.106.085143), it was absolutely crucial to use a decentralized algorithm and not a centralized one where you feed in the positions of all errors at once. It's the fediverse approach to error correction, if you like.

#physics #condensedmatter #condmat #fediverse

All interesting physics is decentralized and local. If there was a central algorithm deciding what physics is allowed, we wouldn't have the enormous diversity and beauty of the universe emerging out of something like two dozen fundamental physical constants.

I think this decentralized nature is also important when trying to understand physical systems. When we came up with our definition of topological order based on error correction (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.106.085143), it was absolutely crucial to use a decentralized algorithm and not a centralized one where you feed in the positions of all errors at once. It's the fediverse approach to error correction, if you like.

#physics #condensedmatter #condmat #fediverse

All interesting physics is decentralized and local. If there was a central algorithm deciding what physics is allowed, we wouldn't have the enormous diversity and beauty of the universe emerging out of something like two dozen fundamental physical constants.

I think this decentralized nature is also important when trying to understand physical systems. When we came up with our definition of topological order based on error correction (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.106.085143), it was absolutely crucial to use a decentralized algorithm and not a centralized one where you feed in the positions of all errors at once. It's the fediverse approach to error correction, if you like.

#physics #condensedmatter #condmat #fediverse

All interesting physics is decentralized and local. If there was a central algorithm deciding what physics is allowed, we wouldn't have the enormous diversity and beauty of the universe emerging out of something like two dozen fundamental physical constants.

I think this decentralized nature is also important when trying to understand physical systems. When we came up with our definition of topological order based on error correction (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.106.085143), it was absolutely crucial to use a decentralized algorithm and not a centralized one where you feed in the positions of all errors at once. It's the fediverse approach to error correction, if you like.

#physics #condensedmatter #condmat #fediverse

Hey there, I am Prathamesh Deshmukh, a PhD scholar at UGC-DAE CSR, Mumbai, working in condensed matter physics. My research focuses on magnetoelectric coupling in multiferroic composites and their dielectric, magnetic, and neutron diffraction studies.

Beyond synthesis, I specialise in scientific instrumentation. I designed the Advanced Transport Measurement System (ATMS), a low-cost cryogenic setup for precision transport measurements, and developed PICA, an open-source Python suite for lab automation.

I will be completing my PhD this year and am seeking postdoctoral research opportunities that would leverage my expertise in experimental physics, scientific instrumentation, and software development.

https://prathameshdeshmukh.site

#Introduction #CondensedMatter #Physics #NeutronScattering #OpenScience #Python #LabAutomation #Instrumentation #Postdoc #AcademicMastodon

Hey there, I am Prathamesh Deshmukh, a PhD scholar at UGC-DAE CSR, Mumbai, working in condensed matter physics. My research focuses on magnetoelectric coupling in multiferroic composites and their dielectric, magnetic, and neutron diffraction studies.

Beyond synthesis, I specialise in scientific instrumentation. I designed the Advanced Transport Measurement System (ATMS), a low-cost cryogenic setup for precision transport measurements, and developed PICA, an open-source Python suite for lab automation.

I will be completing my PhD this year and am seeking postdoctoral research opportunities that would leverage my expertise in experimental physics, scientific instrumentation, and software development.

https://prathameshdeshmukh.site

#Introduction #CondensedMatter #Physics #NeutronScattering #OpenScience #Python #LabAutomation #Instrumentation #Postdoc #AcademicMastodon

Hey there, I am Prathamesh Deshmukh, a PhD scholar at UGC-DAE CSR, Mumbai, working in condensed matter physics. My research focuses on magnetoelectric coupling in multiferroic composites and their dielectric, magnetic, and neutron diffraction studies.

Beyond synthesis, I specialise in scientific instrumentation. I designed the Advanced Transport Measurement System (ATMS), a low-cost cryogenic setup for precision transport measurements, and developed PICA, an open-source Python suite for lab automation.

I will be completing my PhD this year and am seeking postdoctoral research opportunities that would leverage my expertise in experimental physics, scientific instrumentation, and software development.

https://prathameshdeshmukh.site

#Introduction #CondensedMatter #Physics #NeutronScattering #OpenScience #Python #LabAutomation #Instrumentation #Postdoc #AcademicMastodon

Hey there, I am Prathamesh Deshmukh, a PhD scholar at UGC-DAE CSR, Mumbai, working in condensed matter physics. My research focuses on magnetoelectric coupling in multiferroic composites and their dielectric, magnetic, and neutron diffraction studies.

Beyond synthesis, I specialise in scientific instrumentation. I designed the Advanced Transport Measurement System (ATMS), a low-cost cryogenic setup for precision transport measurements, and developed PICA, an open-source Python suite for lab automation.

I will be completing my PhD this year and am seeking postdoctoral research opportunities that would leverage my expertise in experimental physics, scientific instrumentation, and software development.

https://prathameshdeshmukh.site

#Introduction #CondensedMatter #Physics #NeutronScattering #OpenScience #Python #LabAutomation #Instrumentation #Postdoc #AcademicMastodon

Hey there, I am Prathamesh Deshmukh, a PhD scholar at UGC-DAE CSR, Mumbai, working in condensed matter physics. My research focuses on magnetoelectric coupling in multiferroic composites and their dielectric, magnetic, and neutron diffraction studies.

Beyond synthesis, I specialise in scientific instrumentation. I designed the Advanced Transport Measurement System (ATMS), a low-cost cryogenic setup for precision transport measurements, and developed PICA, an open-source Python suite for lab automation.

I will be completing my PhD this year and am seeking postdoctoral research opportunities that would leverage my expertise in experimental physics, scientific instrumentation, and software development.

https://prathameshdeshmukh.site

#Introduction #CondensedMatter #Physics #NeutronScattering #OpenScience #Python #LabAutomation #Instrumentation #Postdoc #AcademicMastodon

Topologically ordered states of matter are characterized by fascinating non-local quantum correlations in the many-body wave function. However, deciding whether a quantum state is topologically ordered or not is extremely difficult. A large part of the problem is that so far, signatures like the topological entanglement entropy could not be efficiently computed.

We are happy to present a framework for the computation of topological order that provides an exponential speedup over existing methods: https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ae3598

#quantum #physics #condensedmatter #condmat

Topologically ordered states of matter are characterized by fascinating non-local quantum correlations in the many-body wave function. However, deciding whether a quantum state is topologically ordered or not is extremely difficult. A large part of the problem is that so far, signatures like the topological entanglement entropy could not be efficiently computed.

We are happy to present a framework for the computation of topological order that provides an exponential speedup over existing methods: https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ae3598

#quantum #physics #condensedmatter #condmat

Topologically ordered states of matter are characterized by fascinating non-local quantum correlations in the many-body wave function. However, deciding whether a quantum state is topologically ordered or not is extremely difficult. A large part of the problem is that so far, signatures like the topological entanglement entropy could not be efficiently computed.

We are happy to present a framework for the computation of topological order that provides an exponential speedup over existing methods: https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ae3598

#quantum #physics #condensedmatter #condmat

Topologically ordered states of matter are characterized by fascinating non-local quantum correlations in the many-body wave function. However, deciding whether a quantum state is topologically ordered or not is extremely difficult. A large part of the problem is that so far, signatures like the topological entanglement entropy could not be efficiently computed.

We are happy to present a framework for the computation of topological order that provides an exponential speedup over existing methods: https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ae3598

#quantum #physics #condensedmatter #condmat

Topologically ordered states of matter are characterized by fascinating non-local quantum correlations in the many-body wave function. However, deciding whether a quantum state is topologically ordered or not is extremely difficult. A large part of the problem is that so far, signatures like the topological entanglement entropy could not be efficiently computed.

We are happy to present a framework for the computation of topological order that provides an exponential speedup over existing methods: https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ae3598

#quantum #physics #condensedmatter #condmat

New publication https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-025-01880-3

Our work on AD-DFPT, a unification of #automaticdifferentiation with linear response for #densityfunctionaltheory is published in npj Computational Materials. We show examples for #property predition, #uncertainty propagation, the design of #materials and #machinelearning of new #dft models. #condensedmatter #dftk

New publication https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-025-01880-3

Our work on AD-DFPT, a unification of #automaticdifferentiation with linear response for #densityfunctionaltheory is published in npj Computational Materials. We show examples for #property predition, #uncertainty propagation, the design of #materials and #machinelearning of new #dft models. #condensedmatter #dftk

New publication https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-025-01880-3

Our work on AD-DFPT, a unification of #automaticdifferentiation with linear response for #densityfunctionaltheory is published in npj Computational Materials. We show examples for #property predition, #uncertainty propagation, the design of #materials and #machinelearning of new #dft models. #condensedmatter #dftk

🧵 Post 2 / 3 — Removing Hand-Waving
🌀 Where the hand-waving usually starts
In many explanations we’re told: • “electrons form clouds”
• “bonds form by overlap”
• “Cooper pairs move without resistance”
All true — but often mechanically vague.
Using explicit phase, boundary, and flux constraints, many topics become clearer without contradicting known physics: electron orbitals, bonding (covalent/ionic/metallic), reaction selectivity, and even superconductivity (Cooper pairs, flux exclusion).
Probability remains — but it’s no longer doing all the explanatory work.
🌀
#Chemistry #PhysicalChemistry #CondensedMatter #Superconductivity
#BeyondHandWaving #MechanicsAndProbability

🧵 Post 2 / 3 — Removing Hand-Waving
🌀 Where the hand-waving usually starts
In many explanations we’re told: • “electrons form clouds”
• “bonds form by overlap”
• “Cooper pairs move without resistance”
All true — but often mechanically vague.
Using explicit phase, boundary, and flux constraints, many topics become clearer without contradicting known physics: electron orbitals, bonding (covalent/ionic/metallic), reaction selectivity, and even superconductivity (Cooper pairs, flux exclusion).
Probability remains — but it’s no longer doing all the explanatory work.
🌀
#Chemistry #PhysicalChemistry #CondensedMatter #Superconductivity
#BeyondHandWaving #MechanicsAndProbability

🧵 Post 2 / 3 — Removing Hand-Waving
🌀 Where the hand-waving usually starts
In many explanations we’re told: • “electrons form clouds”
• “bonds form by overlap”
• “Cooper pairs move without resistance”
All true — but often mechanically vague.
Using explicit phase, boundary, and flux constraints, many topics become clearer without contradicting known physics: electron orbitals, bonding (covalent/ionic/metallic), reaction selectivity, and even superconductivity (Cooper pairs, flux exclusion).
Probability remains — but it’s no longer doing all the explanatory work.
🌀
#Chemistry #PhysicalChemistry #CondensedMatter #Superconductivity
#BeyondHandWaving #MechanicsAndProbability

🧵 Post 2 / 3 — Removing Hand-Waving
🌀 Where the hand-waving usually starts
In many explanations we’re told: • “electrons form clouds”
• “bonds form by overlap”
• “Cooper pairs move without resistance”
All true — but often mechanically vague.
Using explicit phase, boundary, and flux constraints, many topics become clearer without contradicting known physics: electron orbitals, bonding (covalent/ionic/metallic), reaction selectivity, and even superconductivity (Cooper pairs, flux exclusion).
Probability remains — but it’s no longer doing all the explanatory work.
🌀
#Chemistry #PhysicalChemistry #CondensedMatter #Superconductivity
#BeyondHandWaving #MechanicsAndProbability