Research in the Department of Physics in done in a variety of areas of experimental physics, theoretical physics, and astrophysics. Members of staff are involved in a number of different national and international research projects.
Research in the Department of Physics in done in a variety of areas of experimental physics, theoretical physics, and astrophysics. Members of staff are involved in a number of different national and international research projects.
Research in this area:
Research in this area:
Majorana fermions in condensed matter | Graham Kells |
Topological phases in condensed matter | Joost Slingerland |
Topological phases in lattice models | Jiri Vala |
Research in this area:
Research in this area:
Indoor built environment | Dr James Mc Grath |
Ongoing research at the department is involced electron impact ionisation and dissociation of molecules and clusters that are of interest to biophysics (radiation damage), atmospheric physics and other fields.
Research in this area:
Molecular physics | Dr Peter J. M. van der Burgt |
Quantum optics | Prof Ray O'Neill |
Phenomenological and formal aspects of the Standard Model: strong interaction physics using nonperturbative methods (e.g. lattice gauge theory) and study of the symmetries of the Standard Model using mathematical methods (e.g. group theory).
Research in this area:
Nonperturbative Quantum Field Theory | Jon-Ivar Skullerud |
Symmetries beyond the Standard Model and elsewhere | Paul Watts |
Quantum information science is the exploration of how quantum mechanical phenomena can be used to store, process and transmit information. It has the potential to revolutionize computing, cryptography, and communications via vastly more powerful computers and unbreakable encryption. Quantum information science is also revolutionising fundamental physics. It is providing new tools to understand complex systems in condensed matter physics, offering alternative perspectives on black hole physics and quantum gravity in cosmology, as well as new approaches to quantum foundations. Additionally, it's advancing precision measurement techniques and enabling simulations of previously inaccessible quantum phenomena.
Research in this area:
Quantum algorithms and protocols | Jiri Vala |
Quantum simulations | Graham Kells |
Topological quantum computation | Joost Slingerland Jiri Vala |
Quantum control and compilation | Jiri Vala |