Explore the fundamental concept of matter in physics, everything that makes up the physical world around us. Matter is not only a cornerstone of our understanding of the universe, but it also plays a ...

Matter is the "stuff" that makes up the universe. Everything that has mass is matter. In normal everyday life we come across matter in three states, solid, liquid and gas.

So, let’s review all of the states of matter. Solids liquids gases plasmas, bose-einstein condensates and the resulting superconductors and superfluids; nuclear matter of various types; photonic ...

[MUSIC] JOAN CARTAN-HANSEN, HOST: There are four basic states of matter: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. When matter changes from one state to another, it's called a phase change.

You probably learned in school that there are three states of matter: solid, liquid and gas. Think ice cube, a puddle of water and fog. Maybe you also learned about a fourth state, known as plasma.

To better understand an exotic state of matter like disordered hyperuniformity, it may be helpful to review the characteristics of the classical states of matter: solids, liquids, gases and plasmas.

Most people are familiar with the fundamental, common states of matter – solid, liquid, gas and plasma – but other states exist under extreme circumstances, and yet more have been theorized ...