The dominant view of condensed matter physics has traditionally been that of an "electro-static MECCANO" (or erector set). This work represents a systematic attempt to consider the full quantum electrodynamical interaction, thus enriching the possible dynamical mechanisms that operate in the construction of the variety of condensed matter systems, including life itself. A new paradigm is emerging, replacing the "electrostatic MECCANO" with an "electrodynamic NETWORK," which builds condensed matter through the long range (as opposed to the "short range" nature of the usual electrostatic forces) electrodynamical interaction; this interaction creates "coherent configurations" of the elementary systems (atoms and molecules), which oscillate in phase with a coherent macroscopic (and classical) electromagnetic field that through the strong interac-tion with matter, remains trapped inside it.
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Up until now the dominant view of condensed matter physics hasbeen that of an "electrostatic MECCANO" (erector set, forAmericans). This book is the first systematic attempt to consider thefull quantum-electrodynamical interaction (QED), thus greatlyenriching the possible dynamical mechanisms that operate in theconstruction of the wonderful variety of condensed matter systems,including life itself. A new paradigm is emerging, replacing the"electrostatic MECCANO" with an "electrodynamic NETWORK," which buildscondensed matter through the long range (as opposed to the "shortrange" nature of the usual electrostatic forces) electrodynamicalinteraction; this interaction creates "coherent configurations" of theelementary systems (atoms and molecules), which oscillate in phasewith a coherent macroscopic (and classical) electromagnetic fieldthat, through the strong interaction with matter, remains trappedinside it.
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- Basic Notions Of Condensed Matter Physics (Advanced Books Classics) by Philip W. Anderson in Front Matter, and page 63
- General Chemistry (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac) by Kenneth W. Whitten on page 217
- General Chemistry (Dover Books on Chemistry) by Linus Pauling on page 217
- Relativistic Quantum Fields by James D. Bjorken on page 23
- States of Matter (Dover Phoenix Editions) (Dover Books on Physics) by David L. Goodstein on page 193
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