Sommerfeld Lecture Series (ASC)

Every semester the Arnold Sommerfeld Center for Theoretical Physics invites a distinguished theoreti

Episodes

Total: 51

In this talk, I will discuss the applications of cavity electrodynamics for controlling many-body el

It is commonly recognized that scientific discoveries result in new technologies. In this talk we wi

Recent experiments suggest the phenomenon of light induced superconductivity above Tc in two differe

The density of states of a unitary quantum field theory is known to have a universal behavior at hig

Although predictions of quantum gravity are typically at extremely high energy, several non-trivial

We consider information spreading measures in randomly initialized variational quantum circuits and

Fluid turbulence is a major unsolved problem of physics exhibiting an emergent complex structure fro

The amazing and mysterious laws of the quantum world will be outlined: superposition, entanglement a

Gravitational wave signals from coalescing binary black holes are detected, and analyzed, by using l

The observation of gravitational wave signals by the two interferometers of the Laser Interferometer

In November 2015, Albert Einstein finalized a new theory of gravitation, General Relativity (GR), wh

Thermodynamics provides a robust conceptual framework and set of laws that govern the exchange of en

The quantum adiabatic theorem governs the evolution of a wavefunction under a slowly time-varying Ha

In a letter written in 1867, James Clerk Maxwell described a hypothetical creature: a “neat-fingered

Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking is a very universal concept applicable for a wide range of subjects: c

Where do we come from? Science is making progress on this age-old question of humankind. The Univers

I review what we know about dark matter right now and some hints about its nature. In particular, I

Mathematics has proven to be "unreasonably effective" in understanding nature. The fundamental laws

Random matrix models are ubiquitous in physics and have been studied from many perspectives. One imp

Turbulence is the last great unsolved problem of classical physics. But there is no consensus on wha