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Why solid-state physics is like a Star Wars plot

09 Jan 2019 Robert P Crease
Taken from the January 2019 issue of Physics World, where it appeared under the headline "Revolting physics".

Can the growth of solid-state physics be likened to a Star Wars plot? Robert P Crease agrees that it can

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Use the force: Do Star Wars and solid-state physics have many characteristics in common? (Courtesy: Lucasfilm/Fox/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)
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Robert P Crease is a professor in the Department of Philosophy, Stony Brook University, US and writes the monthly Critical Point column for Physics World, robertpcrease.com, e-mail robert.crease@stonybrook.edu. His latest book is The Leak: Politics, Activists, and Loss of Trust at Brookhaven National Laboratory
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