Physics of warm dense matter

这项研究的重点是揭示新奇状态的独特性质，我在2000年将其命名为温暖致密物质。这些状态位于压力为百万大气压的物质的固体相和等离子体相之间。热致密物质在理解凝聚态物质和等离子体科学之间的趋同方面起着根本性的重要作用。它还与不同的学科直接相关，包括行星物理、强烈冲击波物理、极端条件下的材料物理以及惯性约束聚变。自2000年问世以来，热致密物质已成为现代材料科学的新前沿。

This research focuses on uncovering the unique properties of novel states that I named Warm Dense Matter in 2000. These states lie in the region between solid and plasma phases of matter with pressure of million times atmospheric pressure. Warm Dense Matter plays a fundamentally important role in understanding the convergence between condensed matter and plasma science. It is also directly pertinent to diverse disciplines including planetary physics, physics of intense shock waves, physics of material under extreme conditions, as well as inertial confinement fusion. Since its inception in 2000, Warm Dense Matter has become a new frontier in modern day material science.