Some time ago I started, and more recently continued, the background to write about a paper published back in 2017 … More
Author: Nicholas Sedlmayr
I am a theoretical physicist interested in the strange quantum behavior of electrons in solid materials.
Is an Insulator a Sphere or a Doughnut, and Other Misleading Questions
Last time, which was now a very long time ago, I introduced the idea of the bulk-boundary correspondence. I.e. the … More
The Bulk-Boundary Correspondence
One of my original plans for this blog was to try and explain my own papers to a general audience. … More
Everything Is Wrong
Some thoughts on a nonsense chapter in the otherwise nice book “Everything You know about Science is Wrong”
Berry’s Paradox
After somewhat of a hiatus caused by continuously jumping from place to place over the summer, I wanted to come … More
Gravity Shambles
Some thoughts on a thought experiment about Einstein, Newton, and a chair.
Bumping Around in One Dimension – Part One
What happens when electrons become confined to just one dimension? Some strange things…
Prelude
Why did I decide to add yet another blog to the many already out there vying for attention?
