Research
Quantum Signatures of Chaos
A team led by Physics and Optical Science professor Poul Jessen has seen directly how the presence of classical chaos affects the behavior of a quantum system. Chaos is common in our everyday world where it affects wide range of phenomena, including electron transport, chemical reactions, neural networks, population dynamics, weather systems, and the motion of planetary bodies.
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The Physics of Solar Energy
Alexander Cronin, a UA associate professor of physics and optical sciences, is working with a team of students working with panels at the Tucson Electric Power solar test yard.
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News and Events
Physics Phun Nite
The entire community is invited to this exciting event! Witness a professor lie on a bed of nails and have a cement block broken upon him. Experience light sabers, burning bubbles, rocket propulsion and giant smoke rings!Admission is FREE!!!We hope to see you either on Friday, November 13th or Friday, November 20th at 7pm in PAS room 201. For more information please contact Larry Hoffman at 621-6826.
Angels & Demons: The Science of Antimatter and the Large Hadron Collider
You may have seen advertisements for the upcoming movie "Angels & Demons," a story from the author of "The DaVinci Code." In this one, some bad guys steal antimatter from CERN (a laboratory on the Swiss/French border), and use it to make a bomb with which they intend to destroy the Vatican. Come hear Physics Professor Erich Varnes give a public lecture about the science behind the movie and what really goes on at places like CERN on May 13th at 8pm in Harvill room 150.
Are we all Martians? The Meteoritic Exchange of Life between Planets
The Professor Leon and Pauline Blitzer Award for Excellence In the Teaching of Physics and Related Sciences will be awarded to H. J. Melosh, Ph.D., Regents Professor of Planetary Science, Lunar and Planetary Science Lab on February 25th at 4pm in PAS room 201.
From the Big Bang to Dark Matter: Turning on the Large Hadron Collider
University of Arizona physicists are part of the international team working on the world's biggest scientific experiment ever.
