Institute for Theoretical Physics
Theoretical physics uses concepts and methods encoded in mathematical language to explain physical reality. At the Institute for Theoretical Physics, we study physical systems on every scale, ranging from the very small - quantum correction to gravity - to the largest possible scale - the universe. In between these extremes lie quantum and soft-condensed matter, which study the emergent properties of many-body systems. In theoretical physics, we aim to find answers to some of the most fundamental questions about our world and our existence.
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5 December 2018
The ice on Greenland is melting faster than at any moment during the last 350 years. This is concluded from a model by Brice Noël (IMAU).

22 November 2018
Oceanographer Erik van Sebille researches things that float in oceans: plastic, but also bacteria, fish and larvae.

12 November 2018
Utrecht physicists build fractal shape out of electrons
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6 March 2019 14:30 - 15:30
PhD defence of Tonnishtha Dasgupta
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13 March 2019 13:15 - 14:00
Debye Lunch Lecture by Jasper Smits.