Re: [Phys-l] States of matter?

["LaMontagne, Bob" <RLAMONT@providence.edu>]

And what about quasi-crystals?

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> bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of chuck britton
> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 9:06 AM
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> OK, so superfluids are different from the others as well.
>
> Where do we draw the line??
>
> Crystals differ from glasses.
> .
> At 8:04 AM -0400 10/13/11, Brian D. Shock wrote:
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_matter
> > the chemists should understand the concept of ionization, most of
> > the science community would consider it a state of matter in that it
> > is different than all the others.
> >
> > Brian Shock
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu on behalf of Peter
> Schoch
> > Sent: Thu 10/13/2011 7:33 AM
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> > Subject: [Phys-l] States of matter?
> >
> > I find myself in the middle of a heated debate by our Chemists.
> > Several of them gives the states of matter as:  solid liquid, gas,
> > plasma.  The opposing group vehemently objects to the inclusion of
> > plasma as a state of matter, as they claim it is just a special case
> > of gases.
> >
> > Why they think that I, as a physicist, would be a great arbiter of
> > this is a mystery to me.  After a bit of research I am leaning
> > toward the traditional "solid, liquid, gas" argument; however,
> > before sticking my head in the lion's mouth I thought I would
> > solicit opinions here.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Peter
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