The Magick of Matter

Crystals, Chaos and the Wizardry of Physics

Felix Flicker

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31 January 2023

Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Condensed matter physics (liquid state & solid state physics)

'This is a book about wizardry. It will reveal the secrets of the wizard's art, and how you, too, can learn to follow them. It is a history of magic'

Condensed matter physics is what happens when atoms cluster together to make something of a size we can understand - something like a car, say, rather than a galaxy. It's what makes things hover in mid-air (magnetic levitation) or crystals glow (thermoluminescence). It's also what we mean by magick.

Join Felix Flicker on an empirical adventure in condensed matter physics, the scientific mechanism behind the mysteries of alchemy, transmogrification, and much more. This is the one-stop guide on how to harness the enigmatic workings of the natural world to become a thoroughly modern wizard.

From the laws of thermodynamics to the seven bridges of Konigsberg, The Magick of Matter is a journey of discovery which will upend everything you think you know about witchcraft, wizardry, and condensed matter physics.

By: Felix Flicker
Imprint: Profile
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781788167482
ISBN 10: 1788167481
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 31 January 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Felix Flicker lectures at the School of Physics and Astronomy at Cardiff University. Formerly the Astor Junior Research Fellow of Physics at New College Oxford and a Lindemann Trust Fellow at U.C. Berkeley, he holds a masters in Theoretical Physics from the Perimeter Institute and a PhD in theoretical condensed matter physics from the University of Bristol. He is also the former British Champion of Shuai Jiao (Chinese Wrestling).

Reviews for The Magick of Matter: Crystals, Chaos and the Wizardry of Physics

EXTRACT: This is a book about wizardry. It will reveal the secrets of the wizard's art, and how you, too, can learn to follow them. It is a history of magic. How, by a process of observing the world, wizards deduced the spells they cast, and how modern wizards continue to develop new magic to transform the world before our very eyes. * The Physicks of Dirt: Matter for the Modern Wizard *