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Quantum Physics
The physics of the very small. Quantum mechanics, quantum field theory, atomic and optical physics, condensed-matter physics, particle physics, the search for quantum gravity, quantum computing — and the prizes that have honoured them since 1929.
8 courses
Quantum Mechanics →
Hilbert spaces, operators, the Schrödinger equation, perturbation theory, scattering, identical particles, and quantum information.
Atomic & Optical Physics →
Atomic structure, laser cooling, optical traps, quantum optics, cold atoms, precision measurement, and quantum information.
Particle Physics →
The Standard Model, electroweak unification, QCD, accelerator physics, neutrinos, dark matter, and beyond-Standard-Model physics.
Condensed Matter Physics →
Crystal structure, electronic bands, superconductivity, magnetism, topological phases, and quantum many-body physics.
Quantum Gravity →
Approaches to quantum gravity: canonical quantisation, loop quantum gravity, string theory, asymptotic safety, and black-hole information.
Nuclear Physics →
Nuclear structure, decay processes, scattering, fission and fusion, nuclear astrophysics, and the standard model of nuclear matter.
Dirac Medal of ICTP →
A history of theoretical physics through the ICTP Dirac Medal (since 1985, awarded annually on Dirac’s birthday). Laureate lectures on string theory, supergravity, QFT, statistical physics, and quantum mechanics.
Max Planck Medal →
A history of theoretical physics through the German Physical Society’s highest honour, awarded since 1929 — Einstein, Planck, Heisenberg, Pauli, Bethe, Feynman, Witten, and modern laureates. Plus the Lise Meitner Lecture series.