Nordita Winter School on Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics

by Axel Brandenburg 31 Oct 2014 Nordic Events, Reports from Events, Research Training
Published in the "From the Institute" section of Nordita News issue 1, 2014

The fifth annual Nordita Winter School on Theoretical Physics took place at Nordita in Stockholm January 6-17, 2014. This year the focus was on theoretical condensed matter physics, and the school was organized by David Abergel (Nordita), Eddy Ardonne (Stockholm University), Alexander Balatsky (Nordita) and Stephen Powell (University of Nottingham).

The winter school attracted students from all five Nordic countries, along with Latvia and Poland. They were given an overview of the most important ideas underlying modern condensed matter theory and an introduction to current trends of particular interest with the aim of providing them with useful tools for entering into rapidly developing areas of research. Topics included strongly correlated electrons, topological states of matter, unconventional superconductivity, and the physics of low-dimensional structures.

Lecturers included David Abergel (Nordita), Alexander Balatsky (Nordita), Annica Black-Schaffer (Uppsala University), Piers Coleman (Rutgers University), Vladimir Fal'ko (Lancaster University), Hans Hansson (Stockholm University), Dirk van der Marel, University of Geneva), Felix von Oppen (Freie Universität Berlin), Nicola Spaldin (ETH Zurich) and Mikael Fogelström (Chalmers University).

The Nordita Winterschool 2015 will be held at Nordita 7—16 January 2015. The focus will be on high-energy physics. Deadline for applications is 30 November, 2014.