 
Discussion Meeting
The Metal-Non Metal Transition in
Macroscopic and Microscopic Systems
  
The Royal
Society 
6
Carlton House Terrace 
London, SW1Y 5AG 
5-6 March 1997 
 
  
Synopsis
 
During the past decade, the study of the Metal-Non Metal Transition has
re-emerged as one of the central themes and challenges in condensed
matter science, with a number of exciting experimental and theoretical
developments. In light of the continuing interest in this field, and also recognising that there is
still much to learn and understand about this fundamental and
fascinating area of science, this meeting will provide a forum for the discussion of Metal-Non Metal 
Transitions  in systems as diverse as solid ceramics, liquids, expanded metals and clusters.
Topics
 Clusters
 Clusters 
 Doped Semiconductors
 Doped Semiconductors 
 Expanded Metals
 Expanded Metals 
 General Features of MNM Transitions
 General Features of MNM Transitions 
 High Pressure
 High Pressure 
 Liquids
 Liquids 
 Magnetism
 Magnetism
 Oxides
 Oxides 
 Superconductivity
 Superconductivity
Participants
A. S. Alexandrov (Loughborough)
P. A. Dowben (Nebraska)
J. E. Enderby (Bristol)
P. P. Edwards (Birmingham) 
N. M. Harrison (Daresbury) 
F. Hensel (Marburg) 
Y. Iye (Tokyo) 
R. L. Johnston (Birmingham) 
G. Kotliar (Rutgers) 
D. E. Logan (Oxford) 
H. von Lohneysen (Karlsruhe) 
W. J. Nellis (Livermore) 
R. E. Palmer (Birmingham)
K. Rademann (Berlin) 
T. V. Ramakrishnan (Bangalore) 
C. N. R. Rao (Bangalore) 
S. Sachdev (Yale) 
Organizers
- Professor P. P. Edwards, FRS - School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham 
- Professor C. N. R. Rao, FRS - Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India 
- Dr R. L. Johnston - School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham 
- Dr D. P. Tunstall - School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews 
 
Programme