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Condensed Matter Physics F5

19. 03. 2024

Lecture: Prof Jun-ichi Fukuda, PhD

You are cordially invited to attend a lecture by Prof Jun-ichi Fukuda, PhD about Oscillating edge current in polar active fluid and Numerical study of martensitic transformation of a cubic blue phase liquid crystal. The lecture will take place in the seminar room of physics (room 106) on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 11 AM.

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18. 03. 2024

32. Days of Jožef Stefan, 18-23 March, 2024

The Jožef Stefan Days are held to commemorate the famous Slovenian physicist Jožef Stefan, who was born on 24 March, and to popularize science.

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Department seminar
01. 02. 2024

Director Deformations, Geometric Frustration, and Modulated Phases in Liquid Crystals

Prof. Jonathan Selinger Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 11:30 AM in the seminar room of physics (room 106)

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Department seminar
01. 02. 2024

Director Deformations, Geometric Frustration, and Modulated Phases in Liquid Crystals

Prof. Jonathan Selinger Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 11:30 AM in the seminar room of physics (room 106)

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Featured news

Current news and announcements

Uroš Tkalec named APS Outstanding Referee

Uroš Tkalec named APS Outstanding Referee

Associate Prof. Dr. Uroš Tkalec is one of this year’s honorees of the Oustanding Referee Program. The lifetime award is…
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Anisotropic Skyrmion and Multi-q Spin Dynamics in Centrosymmetric Gd2PdSi3

Anisotropic Skyrmion and Multi-q Spin Dynamics in Centrosymmetric Gd2PdSi3

Matjaž Gomilšek from the Condensed Matter Physics Department at the Jožef Stefan Institute and the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics,…
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Topological foundations of ferroelectricity

Topological foundations of ferroelectricity

An international team of scientists published a new review article titled “Topological foundations of ferroelectricity” in the journal Physics Reports…
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Incommensurable matter-wave jets in quasi-1D geometry

Incommensurable matter-wave jets in quasi-1D geometry

Bose-Einstein condensates subjected to modulation of the interaction between atoms exhibit the emergence of density waves and matter-wave jets with…
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Research activities

The research of the Department of Solid State Physics is focused on the physics of disordered and partially ordered condensed matter and, in particular, phase transitions in these systems.

The aim of this research is to discover the basic laws of the physics of disordered and partially ordered systems, which are the intermediate link between perfectly ordered crystals on the one hand and amorphous matter and living matter on the other.

The research focuses on understanding the structure and dynamics of disordered and partially ordered systems at the microscopic level, which is a prerequisite for the development of new multifunctional materials, nanomaterials and biological systems.

Physics of quantum and functional materials

Physics of soft matter, surfaces and nanostructures

Experimental biophysics of complex systems and imaging in biomedicine

Physics of quantum technologies