Superfluidity and superconductivity -- the flow of matter or electrical current without friction -- are the two most spectacular manifestations of quantum mechanics at a macroscopic scale, and the understanding of these phenomena is one of the great achievements of quantum theory applied
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Saturday Mornings of Theoretical Physics events
Saturday, May 6, 2017 - 10:30
Saturday, February 18, 2017 - 10:30
The flow of liquids and gases is described by the Navier-Stokes equation
Saturday, October 29, 2016 - 10:30
The properties of all forms of matter, from the most mundane to the most exotic kinds produced in advanced laboratories, are consequences of the laws of quantum mechanics.
Saturday, May 21, 2016 - 10:30
For half a century physicists have explored and developed "string theory" which continues to be a major area of theoretical physics research today. What is string theory, and why are theoretical physicists willing to devote their lives to it?
Saturday, February 6, 2016 - 10:30
The power of available computers has now grown exponentially for many decades. The ability to discover numerically the implications of equations and models has opened our eyes to previously hidden aspects of physics and greatly extended the range of phenomena to which the concepts of physics can be applied.
Saturday, September 19, 2015 - 10:30
The most recent Morning of Theoretical Physics introduced Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity (GR) published exactly a century ago. Despite strenuous efforts to replace it with a theory consistent with quantum mechanics, Einstein's theory remains the best available account of gravity.
Saturday, May 9, 2015 - 10:30
‘I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics’ - Richard Feynman. The seventh Morning of Theoretical Physics was devoted to the idea of quantum computation and the strange behaviour of certain types of fundamental particle.
Saturday, February 7, 2015 - 10:30
The speakers at this Morning of Theoretical Physics discussed how ideas from theoretical particle physics guide the high energy accelerator programme at CERN.
Saturday, September 20, 2014 - 10:30
The fifth Saturday Morning of Theoretical Physics saw three talks discussing ideas from theoretical physics are currently being applied to Black Holes.