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Nature 433, 226-229 (20 January 2005) | doi:10.1038/nature03279; Published online 19 January 2005
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progress articles Quantum criticality
Piers Coleman1 & Andrew J. Schofield2
Abstract
As we mark the centenary of Albert Einstein's seminal contribution to both quantum mechanics and special relativity, we approach another anniversary — that of Einstein's foundation of the quantum theory of solids. But 100 years on, the same experimental measurement that puzzled Einstein and his contemporaries is forcing us to question our understanding of how quantum matter transforms at ultra-low temperatures.
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