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Feb. 21
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Prof.
Itamar Procaccia
Dept. of
Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science
Recipient
of the 2009 Israel Prize in Physics
"Statistical mechanics of the glass transition"
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Feb. 28
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Purim Holiday
No Colloquium
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Abstract
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| Mar.
7 |
Dr. Ido Yavetz
Cohn
Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas, Tel
Aviv University
"Almost...: Unexploited potentials in the history of
physics"
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Abstract
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| Mar. 14 |
Prof. Cobi Sonnenschein
School of
Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University
"Stringy holography: A modern view of QCD and hadron physics"
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Abstract
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Tues.
Mar. 16
17:00
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Special Colloquium - Note special time and
place
Dr. Eran Sela
Dept. of Physics, University of Cologne
"From conformal field theory to quantum dot experiments"
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Abstract
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Mar. 21
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Prof. Idan
Segev
Interdisciplinary
Center for Neural Computation, The Hebrew
University
"Simulation-based brain research: The new
agenda"
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Abstract
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Mar. 28
Apr. 4
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Passover Holiday
No Colloquium
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Abstract
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Apr. 11
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Prof. Rosario Nunzio
Mantegna
Dip. Fisica e Tecnologie Relative, Universita' di
Palermo
"Econophysics: Some traits of a hybrid discipline"
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Abstract
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Apr. 18
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Prof. Re'em
Sari
Racah
Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University
"Planet formation and collisional cascades"
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Apr. 25
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Eisenberg Memorial Lecture
Prof.
Wolfram Weise
Physics
Department, Technical University of Munich
"Phases of strongly interacting matter: From nuclei to the
quark-gluon plasma"
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Abstract
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May 2
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Dr. Shahal
Ilani
Dept. of Condensed Matter Physics, Weizmann
Institute of Science
"Electrons living on a cylinder: The coupling of spin and
orbit in carbon nanotubes"
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May
9
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Dothan Memorial Lecture
Prof. Herbert
Neuberger
Dept. of
Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University
"The "hard" problem of strong
interactions"
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Abstract
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May 16
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Ne'eman Memorial Lecture
Prof. Yisrael
Aumann
The
Center for the Study of Rationality, The Hebrew
University
Recipient
of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics
"Pure and applied science"
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Abstract
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May 23
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Prof. Stefano Boccaletti
CNR -
Institute of Complex Systems, Firenze
and Scientific Attaché at the Italian Embassy in
Israel
"Sync. vs. Link: The intimate relationship between structure
and function of complex networks"
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Abstract
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May 30
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Prof. Art Hebard
Department of Physics, University of Florida
"Magnetocapacitance and the physics of solid state interfaces"
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Abstract
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June 6
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Prof. Eric
Akkermans
Dept. of
Physics, Technion
"Casimir effect and quantum mesoscopics from the Shannon
information viewpoint"
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Abstract
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June
13
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Special Post-Semester Colloquium
Prof. Herman Winick
SLAC,
National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford
"SESAME - A 3rd generation synchrotron light
source promoting peace and understanding through scientific
cooperation in the Middle East"
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Abstract
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Tel
Aviv University