Home › Forums › setting the stage › solids as quantum systems › Solid This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 2 years, 5 months ago by jnunez. Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) Author Posts September 29, 2022 at 7:44 pm #6735 thsrParticipant Material is considered as solid, if elements (atoms/ions) in it are somewhat fixed positions with each other (do not move related to each other). October 2, 2022 at 6:36 am #6770 jnunezParticipant The case where the atoms/ions are fixed is an approximation. Consider, for example, the phonons. A phonon is a collective movement of the atoms in a crystal. Author Posts Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In