solids as quantum systems - compmatphys

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September 22, 2025 at 5:48 pm #12957

Simon Van Looveren
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A solid is an arrangement of atoms, closely packed without the possibility for the atoms to move a significant amount.

A classical model for a hydrogen atom

Two hydrogen atoms, independent of each other

A hydrogen molecule

September 22, 2025 at 11:53 pm #12979

Nikol
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As the video mentioned, most of us defined the concept of solid using atom as its base, when in the field of quantum physics, it focuses on the electromagnetic interactions between even more “basic units” (components of the atom itself) being electrons and the nuclei.
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