HIP NEWS November 10th 2014
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OPEN POSITIONS:
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Experimental particle physics (tenure track)
http://www.helsinki.fi/recruitment/index.html?id=95216
Space physics (tenure track)
http://www.helsinki.fi/recruitment/index.html?id=95215
Experimental Aerosol physics (tenure track)
http://www.helsinki.fi/recruitment/index.html?id=95214
Senior lecturer positions open in Jyväskylä:
Senior lecturer in theoretical particle physics, in the field of ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions:
http://www.saimanet.com/certiahome/open_job_view.html?did=5600&jc=13&id=0000491&lang=fi
Senior lecturer in cosmology:
http://www.saimanet.com/certiahome/open_job_view.html?did=5600&jc=13&id=0000494&lang=fi
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS
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Tuesday 11 November 2014 at 10.15 in A315
Diego Aristizabal (University of Liege, Belgium)
From neutrino masses to dark matter
Abstract: TBA
Thursday 13 November 2014 at 10.15 in A315
Tomas Brauner (Wien)
Applications of Galilei invariance in condensed matter physics
Abstract: I will discuss two directions of my recent work, connected by the notion of Galilei invariance and both motivated by condensed matter physics phenomena. In the first half of the talk, I will give an introduction to nonrelativistic general coordinate invariance, a concept that appeared in the context of effective field theories for quantum Hall systems. I will explain in detail how a given (not necessarily Galilei-invariant) nonrelativistic field theory can be coupled to background spacetime geometry, and mention possible use of such a construction. The second half of the talk will be devoted to magneto-optical properties of the topological insulator Bi2Se3. Upon a brief introduction to the subject, I will discuss a recent experiment which suggests that, despite being described at low energies by the Dirac equation similarly to graphene, this system features an emergent Galilei symmetry. Only basic knowledge of field theory and differential geometry will be required, and ignorance of condensed matter physics desired.
COSMO-Seminar
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Wednesday 12 November at 14:15 in A315
Alkistis Pourtsidou (University of Portsmouth)
TBA
Fortcoming training for new international employees
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10.12.2014 Welcome Breakfast
More info on Henkka:
www.helsinki.fi/trainingcalendar
Visitors
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T. Brauner 10.11. – 14.11. (AV)
A. Pourtsidou 11.11. – 13.11. (KE,SN)
O. Taanila 10.11. – 14.11. (AV)