Dr. Denis Golež Awarded the Blinc Award for Early Career Physicists
We are proud to share that dr. Denis Golež, a colleague from our Department at the Jožef Stefan Institute and the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Ljubljana, has been awarded the prestigious Blinc Award for physicists … Read More
dr. Zala Lenarčič at TEDx Ljubljana
Dr. Zala Lenarčič will participate at TEDx event in Ljubljana on 22 November 2024 in the Gallus Hall of Cankarjev dom. Dr. Zala Lenarčič is an outstanding researcher in the field of theoretical physics, whose passion and unwavering dedication unveil … Read More
Full Membership in CERN: Enhancing Slovenian Engagement in International Projects
Slovenia has officially become a full member of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), marking a significant milestone in its scientific and research community. This new status is expected to boost the involvement of Slovenian researchers and institutions in … Read More
Publication Highlight: “Fading Ergodicity” in Physical Review B
A new article titled “Fading Ergodicity” has been published in the journal Physical Review B. The authors of this work include researchers from our department, prof. dr. Lev Vidmar, dr. Miroslav Hopjan and Rafal Piotr Swietek, together with Maksymilian Kliczkowski, … Read More
Zois Award for prof. dr. Lev Vidmar
Prof. Dr Lev Vidmar, Jožef Stefan Institute and University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics is awarded the Zois Award for the discovery of new patterns of behaviour in quantum many-body systems. Prof. Dr Lev Vidmar focuses on fundamental … Read More
Paper on the absence of rigidity transition in epithelia published in Phys. Rev. Lett.
Jan Rozman (Oxford University), Matej Krajnc, and Primož Ziherl have published a paper titled “Basolateral cell mechanics prevents rigidity transition in epithelial monolayers” in Physical Review Letters. In this study, the authors employ a three-dimensional vertex model to explore how … Read More
Full Membership in CERN: Enhancing Slovenian Engagement in International Projects
Slovenia has officially become a full member of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), marking a significant milestone in its scientific and research community. This new status is expected to boost the involvement of Slovenian researchers and institutions in … Read More
What’s the Matter? A Show on Elementary Particle Physics
We are organising a performance titled: What’s the Matter? A Show on Elementary Particle Physics with 28 Demonstration Experiments. The event, which lasts 2 hours, conveys the basic concepts of particle physics in an entertaining manner, including the discovery of … Read More
Awarded MSCA Cofund project entitled “Slovenian Quantum Science Hub” (SQUASH)
The Department of Theoretical Physics and the Department of Condensed Matter Physics (coordinated by prof. dr. Andrej Zorko), together with 11 other departments at the Jožef Stefan Institute, were awarded the MSCA Cofund project “Slovenian Quantum Science Hub” (SQUASH). Project … Read More
The Standard Model lifetime is slightly shorter
Recently, a group of physicists in Slovenia (Pietro Baratella, Miha Nemevšek, Yutaro Shoji, Katarina Trailović, Lorenzo Ubaldi) claimed to have found a small error in the calculation, one that quickens the end of the universe as we know it to … Read More
Third SMASH Call for Postdocs
The third call for applications for SMASH postdoctoral Fellowships, co-funded by Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions, is now open! It offers excellent research opportunities that revolve around machine learning and its applications to the fields of climate research, linguistics, precision medicine … Read More
prof. dr. Miha Nemevšek: Več kot spoznaš teoretičnih fizikov, bolj vidiš, da smo samo ljudje
Vabljeni k poslušanju pogovornega podcasta Mihilizem, v katerem je sodeloval naš sodelavec prof. dr. Miha Nemevšek.
Dr. Denis Golež Awarded the Blinc Award for Early Career Physicists
We are proud to share that dr. Denis Golež, a colleague from our Department at the Jožef Stefan Institute and the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Ljubljana, has been awarded the prestigious Blinc Award for physicists … Read More
dr. Zala Lenarčič at TEDx Ljubljana
Dr. Zala Lenarčič will participate at TEDx event in Ljubljana on 22 November 2024 in the Gallus Hall of Cankarjev dom. Dr. Zala Lenarčič is an outstanding researcher in the field of theoretical physics, whose passion and unwavering dedication unveil … Read More
Publication Highlight: “Fading Ergodicity” in Physical Review B
A new article titled “Fading Ergodicity” has been published in the journal Physical Review B. The authors of this work include researchers from our department, prof. dr. Lev Vidmar, dr. Miroslav Hopjan and Rafal Piotr Swietek, together with Maksymilian Kliczkowski, … Read More
Zois Award for prof. dr. Lev Vidmar
Prof. Dr Lev Vidmar, Jožef Stefan Institute and University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics is awarded the Zois Award for the discovery of new patterns of behaviour in quantum many-body systems. Prof. Dr Lev Vidmar focuses on fundamental … Read More
13th Trieste–Ljubljana-Zagreb meeting @ JSI
On Thursday November 14, 2024, Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI) will host the 13th Trieste–Ljubljana-Zagreb meeting. This is a regular event attended by researchers from SISSA and ICTP (Italy), FMF UL and JSI (Ljubljana), and Ruđer Boškovič Institute (Zagreb). The venue … Read More
Doc. dr. Denis Golež and his colleagues from the Flatiron Institute, Berkeley University and the University of Örebro discovered a new approach for using Feynman diagrams in quantum materials, published in Physical Review X
Feynman diagrams are an important tool in modern theoretical physics, with applications in solid-state, high-energy physics, and quantum chemistry. Doc. dr. Denis Golež from the Department of Theoretical Physics and his colleagues from the Flatiron Institute (USA), Berkeley University (USA) … Read More
Paper on the absence of rigidity transition in epithelia published in Phys. Rev. Lett.
Jan Rozman (Oxford University), Matej Krajnc, and Primož Ziherl have published a paper titled “Basolateral cell mechanics prevents rigidity transition in epithelial monolayers” in Physical Review Letters. In this study, the authors employ a three-dimensional vertex model to explore how … Read More
Awarded MSCA Cofund project entitled “Slovenian Quantum Science Hub” (SQUASH)
The Department of Theoretical Physics and the Department of Condensed Matter Physics (coordinated by prof. dr. Andrej Zorko), together with 11 other departments at the Jožef Stefan Institute, were awarded the MSCA Cofund project “Slovenian Quantum Science Hub” (SQUASH). Project … Read More
prof. dr. Primož Ziherl published a review article Topology in soft and biological matter in the journal Physics Reports together with other colleagues from the collaboration project
Remarkable advances in the understanding of topological constraints in biological and soft matter physics in the past few years stimulated the European COST collaboration EUTOPIA to write a comprehensive review paper on topological effects in systems ranging from DNA and … Read More
Dr. Matej Krajnc receives RSF-FUTURE funding
Dr. Matej Krajnc has been awarded RSF funding for his FUTURE project, titled “MEchanics, Topology, And Geometry of Natural Optimizing Networks.” The RSF Committee announced the award after reviewing 42 proposals, including 22 under the FUTURE category. Following a rigorous … Read More
Helium expansion revisited, published in Chem. Eng. J.
Understanding how much gas shale reservoirs can hold is crucial for efficient gas extraction and carbon sequestration. Our computer simulations reveal that traditional methods, which use helium as a proxy, overestimate these capacities by a factor of two, highlighting the … Read More
Biophysics of polymers, membranes, gels, colloids, and cells; 6. – 7. 6. 2024
The meeting will take place in Tehnopark in Celje from 6 – 7 June 2024. It will cover various topics in biophysics ranging from molecules to cells and tissues.