- Solid: A solid has a definite shape and volume. The particles in a solid are held together by strong forces and are not able to move around very much.

- Liquid: A liquid has a definite volume but no definite shape. The particles in a liquid are held together by weaker forces than in a solid and are able to move around more easily.

- Gas: A gas has no definite shape or volume. The particles in a gas are not held together by any significant forces and are able to move around very easily.

- Plasma: A plasma is a fourth state of matter that is made up of positively charged ions and negatively charged electrons. Plasmas are typically found in very hot environments, such as the sun or a lightning bolt.

- Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC): A BEC is a state of matter that occurs when a gas of extremely cold atoms is cooled to temperatures very close to absolute zero. This causes the atoms to behave as a single, coherent wave.

- Fermionic condensate: A fermionic condensate is a state of matter that occurs when a gas of extremely cold fermions (particles with half-integer spin) is cooled to temperatures very close to absolute zero. This causes the fermions to pair up and behave as bosons, which can then form a condensate.