Talk:List of phases of matter
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Finally, a place for that list of wierd states of matter! I'm pretty sure there are some more states out there, I'm just not sure what they are.RJFJR 01:38, Dec 23, 2004 (UTC)
The article degenerate star lists baryon degenerate matter for what I call Neutron matter and electron degenerate matter for what I term degenerate matter, but those articles don't exist either. RJFJR 01:38, Dec 23, 2004 (UTC)
The description of supersolid may not be particularly accurate, but the article supersolid says little about it. RJFJR 01:38, Dec 23, 2004 (UTC)
Is Fermions and Baryons proper nouns deserving capitalization? RJFJR 23:25, Dec 23, 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Categorize
Perhaps this page should be categorized into 1) Phases that have been observered, and 2) Phases that are theoretical -- Colonel Panic
[edit] Black holes
Forgive my ignorance, but should there be an entry for the sort of matter than exists in black holes? Perhaps it's no longer fair to describe it as matter, but I can't see why not. It does appear to be an omission from the list. But as I know next to nothing about black holes ... --Plumbago 16:43, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
P.S. I agree with Colonel Panic about the known vs. theoretical split. --Plumbago 16:44, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Efimov state
Should the Efimov state be added? ( http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-03/uoc-ain031506.php )
[edit] Rewrite ?
I would categorize the main phases of matter more like this:
Crystals Fluids Amorphous solids Liquids Gases
Note that I consider amorphous solids to be fluids, since they are deformable (over a long time period when cold and a small time period when hot). I also think we should include other phases of matter, like gels and aerogels, which are currently absent. StuRat 03:56, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
- Nah, amorphous solids are solid: Glass#Glass_as_a_liquid. There's a thermodynamic difference between amorphous solids and fluids; the atoms in a glass have insufficient energy to break and reform their bonds. Gels and aerogels (etc.) are all colloids. EdC 09:42, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Graph
This might benefit from a graph or two, showing which states are associated with higher or lower levels of temperature and pressure. jnestorius(talk) 00:06, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
