The Bethe Center for Theoretical Physics (BCTP) is a joint enterprise of theoretical physicists and mathematicians at various institutes associated with the University of Bonn. It serves as a hub for connecting ideas from a broad spectrum of scientific areas in the spirit of its eponym - Hans Bethe. Click here for more information.
The CRC1639 Numerical Methods for Dynamics and Structure Formation in Quantum Systems (NuMeriQS) is an interdisciplinary collaborative research centre funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) with around 8 Million Euro. Its goal is to build a network among theoretical chemists, theoretical physicists, numerical mathematicians and computer scientiests. Project leaders of the CRC NuMeriQS include the Bethe Center Members Lena Funcke, Claude Duhr, David Luitz, Jürgen Dölz, Ulf-G. Meißner as well as the spokesperson Carsten Urbach.
Ekta Chaubey receives the Förderpreis "Dozentur Professor Bernhard Heß" of the Regensburger Universitätsstiftung, which is associated with prize money of 2.000 Euro. The award gives outstanding young scientists the opportunity to hold guest lectures in Regensburg. The prize ceremony took place during the "Day of Physics" at the University of Regensburg.
15 years ago, on 7th of November 2008, the inauguration ceremony of the Bethe Center took place with members of the Bethe family.
Recently Professor Herbi Dreiner of the Bethe Center published a graduate level textbook as well as an outreach book on particle physics.
A one-day meeting on particle phenomenology was organized by Herbi Dreiner's group in Bonn together with groups from Aachen, Heidelberg, Nijmegen and U. Amsterdam.
Prof. Uwe-Jens Wiese from the University of Bern and Prof. Jie Meng from Peking University both receive the prestigious Humboldt Prize of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation after being nominated by the Director of the Bethe Center for Theoretical Physics, Prof. Ulf-G. Meißner.
Bethe Formats
The Bethe Center organizes the following regular events.
Bethe Forums
World experts come together in our Bethe Forums to discuss cutting edge research topics and to initiate and foster collaborations.
Bethe Colloquia
The Bethe colloquium sheds light on a topic of joint interest and is given by a leading figure in the respective field.
Bethe Lecture Series
Topical lecture series complement the activities at the Bethe Center. Typically these address students and researchers at the same time.
High Energy Physics
The theory of elementary particles explores the most fundamental building blocks of nature.
Hadron & Nuclear Physics
The strong force governs the building blocks of nuclei which are composed of quarks and gluons.
Condensed Matter Physics
The properties of matter are derived from the physics of its constituents.
Mathematics
Mathematics and physics are deeply connected and keep inspiring each other.
Mathematical Physics & Strings
Elementary strings provide a fascinating model of particles and a source for mathematical insight.
Astroparticle Physics
The intersection of astro- and particle physics represents an intriuging research area.
Organization of the Bethe Center
Directors and Manager
The Bethe Center is led by its board of directors and its scientific manager.
Prof. C. Duhr (Director)
Prof. U.-G. Meißner (Associate Director)
Prof. C. Stroppel (Associate Director)
Dr. F. Loebbert (Scientific Manager)
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee meets regularly to discuss recent developments and next steps.
Prof. J. Dölz
Prof. M. Drees
Prof. H. Dreiner
Prof. C. Duhr
Prof. L. Funcke
Prof. A. Klemm
Prof. J. Kroha
Prof. D. Luitz
Prof. U.-G. Meißner
Prof. H. Monien
Prof. H. P. Nilles
Prof. C. Stroppel
Prof. C. Urbach
Prof. D. Zagier
Advisory Board
Leading experts from all over the world provide external advice on future plans for the Bethe Center.
Prof. J. Gasser (Bern)
Prof. J. Kim (Seoul)
Prof. D. Lüst (München)
Prof. A. Millis (New York)
Prof. F. Otto (Leipzig)
Prof. S. Raby (Columbus)
Contact
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