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Theoretical physicist Felix Flicker proves that they are indeed magic--just familiar magic. The name for this magic is \"condensed matter physics.\" Most people haven't heard of the field, yet more than a third of physicists identify as condensed matter researchers, making it the most active area in the subject--with good reason. Condensed matter is the solids, liquids, and gasses that surround us--and the more exotic forms of matter--which dictate every aspect of our present existence and hold the keys to a brighter future, from quantum computing to real-life invisibility cloaks.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Flicker teases out the magical threads that run through our daily lives. Condensed matter physics allows you to create anything abiding by the laws of reality--and often, we find that those laws can be bent. Flicker explains how to create new particles that never existed before, how to make crystals shoot out of such intense light they can cut through metal, how to separate the poles of a magnet, and more.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book's endearing conceit is that you are an aspiring wizard whose ability to cast spells (i.e. to do science) is dependent on your grasp of the fundamentals of our universe. This book contains no equations or charts--instead, it's full of owls and mountains and infinite libraries, and staffs and wands, and martial arts and mythical islands ruled by sage knot-makers. 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