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26 Jan |
G. Pickett (Lancaster) |
Superfluid 3He: A unique system and a model of the universe |
9 Feb |
P.F. Barbara (Austin) |
The surprising electronic energy landscape of conjugated polymers |
23 Feb |
U. Ebert (Amsterdam/Eindhoven) |
Sparks and high altitude lightning: the dynamics of electric breakdown |
9 Mar |
M. Katsnelson (Nijmegen) |
Nanoscale world between quantum and classical |
23 Mar |
D. Weitz (Harvard) |
Colloidal suspensions as models for condensed matter: Crystals, glasses and gels |
13 Apr |
A. Sokal (New York) |
How complex numbers elucidate real physics: The Yang-Lee approach to phase transitions |
20 Apr |
W.G. Unruh (Vancouver) |
Deaf and dumb holes --- Sonic and other analogs to black holes |
27 Apr |
E.K.U. Gross (Berlin) |
How to predict the critical temperature of superconductors: A density-functional perspective |
11 May |
P. Littlewood (Cambridge) |
Coherent excitonic matter |
1 June |
P. Zoller (Innsbruck) |
Quantum information processing with atoms and ions |
12 Oct |
M.E. Cates (Edinburgh) |
The role of capillary forces in colloidal arrest |
26 Oct |
C. de Morais-Smith (Utrecht) |
Zooming in on the Quantum Hall effect |
9 Nov |
N. Gisin (Geneva) |
Can relativity be considered complete? |
23 Nov |
J. Blatter (Zürich) |
Superconducting devices for quantum computing |
7 Dec |
J.P. Spatz (Heidelberg) |
Biophysical models of cell adhesion and mechanics applying nano- and microlithographic tools |