''Physica'' is a Dutch series of

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ed,

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s of

physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which ...

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. It started out in 1921 as a journal of the Nederlandse Natuurkundige Vereniging (Netherlands Physical Society) that published mostly in Dutch. In 1934 it was taken over by the

North-Holland Publishing Company Elsevier () is a Dutch academic publishing company specializing in scientific, technical, and medical content. Its products include journals such as ''The Lancet'', ''Cell'', the ScienceDirect collection of electronic journals, '' Trends'', the ...

, keeping the same name but with a new volume numbering. The single journal ''Physica'' was split in a three-part series in 1975 (''Physica A'', ''Physica B'', ''Physica C''). ''Physica D'' was created in 1980, and ''Physica E'' in 1998. It was published in

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until 2007, and is now published in

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''Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications''

''Physica A'' was created in 1975 as a result of the splitting of ''Physica'' in 1975. It is concerned with

statistical mechanics In physics, statistical mechanics is a mathematical framework that applies statistical methods and probability theory to large assemblies of microscopic entities. It does not assume or postulate any natural laws, but explains the macroscopic b ...

and its applications, particularly random systems,

fluid In physics, a fluid is a liquid, gas, or other material that continuously deforms (''flows'') under an applied shear stress, or external force. They have zero shear modulus, or, in simpler terms, are substances which cannot resist any shear ...

s and soft condensed matter, dynamical processes, theoretical biology,

econophysics Econophysics is a heterodox interdisciplinary research field, applying theories and methods originally developed by physicists in order to solve problems in economics, usually those including uncertainty or stochastic processes and nonlinear dynam ...

complex system A complex system is a system composed of many components which may interact with each other. Examples of complex systems are Earth's global climate, organisms, the human brain, infrastructure such as power grid, transportation or communication sy ...

s, and

network theory Network theory is the study of graphs as a representation of either symmetric relations or asymmetric relations between discrete objects. In computer science and network science, network theory is a part of graph theory: a network can be de ...

. ''Physica A'' is published by

on a bimonthly basis (24 times per year).

''Physica B: Condensed Matter''

''Physica B'' was created in 1975 as a result of the splitting of ''Physica'' in 1975. It is concerned with

condensed matter physics Condensed matter physics is the field of physics that deals with the macroscopic and microscopic physical properties of matter, especially the solid and liquid phases which arise from electromagnetic forces between atoms. More generally, the su ...

and its applications, particularly solid state and low-temperature physics. Some conference proceedings are published in special editions of ''Physica B''. ''Physica B'' is published by

on an at-least monthly basis (12 times per year, sometimes more).

''Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications''

''Physica C'' created in 1975 as a result of the splitting of ''Physica'' in 1975. It is a "rapid communications" type of journal, concerned with the topic

superconductivity Superconductivity is a set of physical properties observed in certain materials where electrical resistance vanishes and magnetic flux fields are expelled from the material. Any material exhibiting these properties is a superconductor. Unlike ...

, superconductive materials, and connected phenomena. ''Physica C'' is published by

, two or three times per month.

''Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena''

''Physica D'' was created in 1980 as an expansion of the ''Physica'' series. It is concerned with nonlinear physics and nonlinear phenomena in general. ''Physica D'' is published by

on a bimonthly basis (24 times a year).

''Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures''

''Physica E'' was created in 1998 as an expansion of the ''Physica'' series. It is concerned with

nanostructure A nanostructure is a structure of intermediate size between microscopic and molecular structures. Nanostructural detail is microstructure at nanoscale. In describing nanostructures, it is necessary to differentiate between the number of dimens ...

s and

thin film A thin film is a layer of material ranging from fractions of a nanometer ( monolayer) to several micrometers in thickness. The controlled synthesis of materials as thin films (a process referred to as deposition) is a fundamental step in many ...

s research, particularly the properties of

quantum dot Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor particles a few nanometres in size, having optical and electronic properties that differ from those of larger particles as a result of quantum mechanics. They are a central topic in nanotechnology. When the ...

quantum well A quantum well is a potential well with only discrete energy values. The classic model used to demonstrate a quantum well is to confine particles, which were initially free to move in three dimensions, to two dimensions, by forcing them to occupy ...

quantum wire In mesoscopic physics, a quantum wire is an electrically conducting wire in which quantum effects influence the transport properties. Usually such effects appear in the dimension of nanometers, so they are also referred to as nanowires. Quantum e ...

s, and both bilayer and multilayer thin-film devices. ''Physica E'' is published by

10 times a year.

External links

''Physica A'' website

''Physica B'' website

''Physica C'' website

''Physica D'' website

''Physica E'' website

archive of issues from the period 1921-1933
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