Welcome!
Please see information further down for contact and background information on the Institute. (Navigation within pages to the left, further pages accessible via the links above.)
News
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ITP Seminar series 2012 commences on Thursday 9 February 2012 at 16:00.
Attendance of these seminars held on Thursdays during term times is obligatory for honours and research degree students in theoretical physics. Please see the page on Events. - Congratulations to our research students who are graduating in March or graduated in December: Karl Möller (MSc), Jani Geyer (MSc), Gerrit Olivier (MSc), Jaco van Zyl (MSc) and Rikus Groenewald (MSc)!
- Workshops/Conferences were organised in the past years by ITP members:
- Workshop on the Physics of Exceptional Points held in Stellenbosch, 2-5 November 2010 (local organizer: W. D. Heiss), see website of National Institute for Theoretical Physics.
- Workshop on Active Materials held in Stellenbosch, 17-19 November 2010 (Local organiser: K. Müller-Nedebock)
- Seminars, etc.: Various seminars take place in our group and at NITheP. A current overview is always available at http://www.physics.sun.ac.za/theory/physicsevents/.
The Institute
The Institute of Theoretical Physics (originally named Institute of Theoretical Nuclear Physics) was founded in 1984 with the support of the Nuclear Development Corporation of South Africa. The fundamental objectives of the Institute are to undertake research projects in theoretical physics, to assist in the education of graduate students and to provide a centre for the development and co-ordination of activities in theoretical physics in the Physics Department and elsewhere.
Our research activities cover a wide spectrum and include the study of
- solitons in field theory,
- quantum phase transition and exceptional points,
- gauge theories,
- complex systems,
- statistical physics of polymers and biopolymer systems,
- correlations and fluctuations in hardonic and nuclear collisions and
- cascades and multifractals in fully developed turbulence.
The activities of the Institute of Theoretical Physics are closely linked to those of the National Institute for Theoretical Physics (NITheP).
For more information please see the link to Research above.
Contact details
For queries, please contact the interim director:
Prof. Kristian K. Müller-Nedebock
Department of Physics
University of Stellenbosch
Private Bag X1
Matieland, Stellenbosch
7602 South Africa
T: +27-21-8083391
F: +27-21-8083385
E: kkmn@physics.sun.ac.za (alternatively: physoffice@sun.ac.za)
