"Solid, liquid, and gas are not the only states of matter. Others include liquid crystal, magnet, glass, and superconductor. New states are continually, and unexpectedly, being discovered. Condensed matter physics seeks to understand how states of matter and their distinct physical properties emerge from the atoms that compose a material"--Publisher's description.

What is condensed matter physics? -- A multitude of states of matter -- Symmetry matters -- The order of things -- Adventures in Flatland -- The critical point -- Quantum matter -- Topology matters -- Emergence: more is different -- An endless frontier.