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P W Anderson. Physics Today. October 1997. A stimulating essay on the unusual ways of electrons in condensed matter, by a master.
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Ramakrishnan, T.V. Electrons in condensed matter. Reson 2, 17–32 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02836904
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