China to start work on super, super-collider by 2020

Published Wed, Nov 04, 2015
China will begin work on the world's largest super-collider in 2020, state-run media reported Thursday, in an attempt to increase understanding of the Higgs boson, or "god particle". The facility, designed to smash subatomic particles together at enormous speed, will reportedly be at...

IIP hosts Mini-workshop on Quantum Correlations in November

Published Tue, Nov 03, 2015
The IIP-UFRN will host from November 09 to 13 an event dedicated to quantum physics. This special meeting will be conducted by Professor Marcelo Terra Cunha (Unicamp, Campinas –SP). The Mini-workshop, “Quantum Correlations, Contextuality, and All That Again”, will take place in the...

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...