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I'm currently working in condensed matter theory. Looking at other fields of physics, it seems easy to relate them to a lay audience; for example, in explaining why you study physics, a high energy physicist could go on about the 4 fundamental forces and searches for a unifying theory of gravity. A cosmologist could explain the birth and expansion of the universe; an astrophysicist cosmos interactions, etc. In condensed matter, I find quasiparticle birth and death interesting, creating new "particles" by manipulating systems in interesting ways.
I usually try to relate this to a lay audience by giving a metaphor of "the wave" starting at a sports game; each person is an individual particle, but when acting together they generate a wave which has its own particle characteristics. What would you say is the most interesting part of your field, and how would you relate it to a lay audience?
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I usually try to relate this to a lay audience by giving a metaphor of "the wave" starting at a sports game; each person is an individual particle, but when acting together they generate a wave which has its own particle characteristics. What would you say is the most interesting part of your field, and how would you relate it to a lay audience?
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