Professor Leo Kadanoff dies at 78

Published Tue, Oct 27, 2015
It is with great sadness that the International Institute of Physics of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte informs its community of the passing of Professor Leo Kadanoff this Monday, October 26, 2015. Professor Kadanoff was 78 years old, the beloved husband of Ruth and loving father...

IIP offers set of lectures in the 2015 CIENTEC

Published Wed, Oct 14, 2015
The CIENTEC is one of UFRN’s most important events. During this cultural and scientific fair, the university is open for the local community. This year, the IIP hosted a special series of lectures on theoretical physics, as part of the official program. “This was a great opportunity for...

IIP events program for 2016

Published Tue, Oct 13, 2015
For 2016 the IIP-UFRN will host a list of ten international events in theoretical physics, among workshops and schools. The events are listed in the “Conferences” page of the Institute website and soon will be open for registration. The first one will be held on April 04, opening a program...

Workshop on Geometry and Quantum Dynamics

Published Wed, Oct 07, 2015
Workshop on Geometry and Quantum Dynamics Being used in many research fields, Quantum Geometry plays a special part in the understanding of physical phenomena that occurs in subatomic scale. In order to establish the exchange of knowledge among members of the scientific community in this...

Royal Swedish Academy of Science announces the names for the 2015 Nobel Laureates in Physics

Published Tue, Oct 06, 2015
The Royal Swedish Academy of Science announced today (October 06) the names for the 2015 edition of the Nobel Prize in Physics. The two laureates, Takaaki Kajita, from the University of Tokyo (Japan) and Arthur B. McDonald, from Queen’s University (Canada), have developed works regarding...

Workshop Violation of Ergodicity, Turbulence and Fractality in Classical and Quantum Dynamical Systems

Published Fri, Sep 04, 2015
The International Institute of Physics of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (IIP-UFRN) will host, from September 21 to October 02, the Workshop “Violation of Ergodicity, Turbulence and Fractality in Classical and Quantum Dynamical Systems”, an event dedicated to discussing the...