Department of Theoretical Physics
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Introduction
The staff of the
Department of Theoretical Physics carry out research in a wide variety
of areas as outlined below. A significant part of our research is carried
out as collaborative projects with colleagues at other Australian institutions
and overseas.
Groups
Particle
Physics
Elementary particles
and quantum field theory, lattice gauge theories of quarks and quark
confinement.
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Atomic
and Nuclear Physics
Parity and time
invariance violation in atoms and nuclei. Variation of fundamental constants
and its effect on atomic and nuclear properties. Quantum chaos and statistical
laws in finite many-body systems. Enhancement of weak interactions in
chaotic states. Isotope shift. Relativistic and many-body effects in
atoms. Methods of high precision atomis calculations.
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Condensed
Matter Theory
High-temperature
superconductivity, electrons in solids, surface and interface problems,
magnetism, phase transitions, theory of liquids, nonlinear phenomena.
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Statistical
Mechanics and Dynamical Systems
Research into the
microscopic behaviour of nonequilibrium steady states and the application
of chaotic dynamical systems theory to such systems.
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Staff
Head of Department
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