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Physics covers a wide range of phenomena, from the smallest sub-atomic particles, to the largest galaxies. Included in this are the most fundamental objects from which all other things are composed of. In addition to addressing fundamental concepts, physics affects the way we view the world, and playing and important role in other fields of science, not least chemistry or biology.
Innovative materials for electronics, coatings, and ultrafast opto-electronic technologies.
Precision spectroscopy, ultrafast light pulses, and advanced laser techniques for molecular analysis.
Modeling complex networks, digital physics, and computational methods for understanding dynamic systems.
Mechanistic models and advanced optical techniques to understand biological processes and bacterial adhesion.
Simulating plasma dynamics, studying solar system phenomena, and analyzing space weather impacts.
For the love of new ideas, IceLab connects researchers of different disciplines.
UMIT Research Lab is an environment for fundamental research in computational science and engineering.
The Laserlab Umeå (LLU) comprises a collection of laboratories using lasers for their research.
NanoLab is an open-access infrastructure, providing facilities in nano materials characterization.
The culture of physics has a higher degree of separation between theory and experiment than many other sciences. Theorists seek to develop mathematical models that both agree with existing experiments and successfully predict future results, while experimentalists devise and perform experiments to test theoretical predictions and explore new phenomena. To address larger questions, theorists and experimentalists often work together with a common goal, as is the case at large facilities, e.g. CERN. Some physicists work successfully in both disciplines or in non-traditional multi-disciplinary fields of science.
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Our research and our department are also represented both in a number of different university-based centers, such as KBC, IceLab, and UMIT, and in national facilities/groupings. We have access to a variety of experimental techniques at various core facilities, technology platforms and user groups at KBC and through other collaborations.