Seminars

The emergence of contractility in biological fiber networks (Dr. P. Ronceray)

Date: Apr 11, 2018
Time: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Speaker: Dr. Pierre Ronceray
Center for Theoretical Science, Princeton University, USA
Room: New Lecture Hall, Room B 0.32
Host: MPQ, Theory Division

Large-scale force generation is essential for biological functions such as cell motility, embryonic development, and muscle contraction. [more]

Acoustic Control of Light and Matter on a Chip (Prof. H. Krenner)

Date: Mar 23, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Hubert J. Krenner
Experimental Physics 1, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany Nanosystems Initiative Munich (NIM), Munich, Germany
Room: New Lecture Hall, Room B 0.32
Host: MPQ, Theory Division

Phonons, the quanta of mechanical vibrations mediate the propagation of sound and heat in condensed matter. [more]

Nonreciprocity and modulation in optomechanics (Dr. Daniel Malz)

Date: Mar 19, 2018
Time: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Speaker: Dr. Daniel Malz
Trinity College, University of Cambridge, UK
Room: Seminar room Theory Division - B 2.46
Host: MPQ, Theory Division

Nonreciprocal devices such as circulators or isolators are essential devices in signal processing. [more]

Dipolar quantum gases and liquids (Prof. T. Pfau)

Date: Feb 22, 2018
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Speaker: Prof. Tilmann Pfau
5th Institute of Physics, Universität Stuttgart
Host: MPQ, IMPRS-QST

Dipolar interactions are fundamentally different from the usual van der Waals forces in real gases. [more]

Quantum key distribution networks and their applications for blockchain technologies (A. Fedorov)

Date: Feb 7, 2018
Time: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Speaker: Aleksey Fedorov
Russian Quantum Center (RQC), Moscow, Russia
Room: New Lecture Hall, Room B 0.32
Host: MPQ, Theory Division

The blockchain is a distributed ledger platform with high Byzantine fault tolerance, which enables achieving consensus in a large decentralized network of parties who do not trust each other. [more]