About the department
The department of Physics and Astronomy was formed in January 2010 by merging the former department of Physics and Astronomy with the department of Physics and Materials Science.
The department of Physics and Astronomy has assignments within three main areas; education, research and cooperation with society, carried out within Applied nuclear physics, Astronomy and space physics, Atom and Molecular Physics, Global Energy Systems, Materials Physics, Materials Theory, Nuclear and particle physics, Physics Education Research, Surface and Interface science and Theoretical physics.
You find us at the Ångström laboratory in Uppsala.
Highlights
Celsius-Linne lectures
Thursday 18 February 2010 in Siegbahnsalen:
- 14:00 Celsius lecture
Professor Anton Zeilinger, University of Vienna:
"Quantum Information and the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics". - 15:30 Linné lecture
Dr. J. Craig Venter, Rockville, USA:
"From Reading to Writing the Genetic Code".
Quantum Day - 19 February 2010
Seminars/workshop on Foundations of Quantum Physics and Quantum Information
As a follow-up of the 2010 Celsius lecture the day before by prof. Anton Zeilinger on Quantum information and the foundations of quantum mechanics", this workshop will present different aspects of this field through lectures by invited experts.
Geometrical methods in theoretical physics VT-10
The course provides an introduction to geometrical and topological tools used in modern quantum field theory and string theory. The prerequisite for taking the course is basic knowledge in differential geometry and group theory. This course is intended for PhD-students and advanced MSc students. The first lecture is on the 19th of January 2010, at 10:15 in the seminar room (Oseenska rummet) of the Division of Theoretical Physics, 3rd floor, house 7
Upcoming seminars
Physics Opportunities at a multi-TeV e+e- collider
The heritage of astronomy in Uppsala
Astronomy has been taught in Uppsala since the late 15th Century. The Division of Astronomy and Space Physics carries a heritage with many interesting components: books, instruments, biographies, annotations, anecdotes.
No doubt, we have the obligation to bring our astronomical knowledge to next generation. It is, however, also important to consider how we could carry this unique Uppsala heritage to coming generations. Unlike bringing the general astronomical knowledge forward, we are the only ones able to carry the specific heritage further.
