Theoretical Physics

It formulates the laws governing physical phenomena and, describing them in mathematical terms, makes quantitative predictions about the results of possible experiments. It studies, for example:

• interactions between subnuclear particles using the so-called 'Standard Model', whose predictions are verified by experiments conducted at high-energy laboratories such as CERN's LHC, and proposes new theories to resolve formal incompleteness and experimental discrepancies;
• classical and quantum systems characterised by a large number of degrees of freedom, from which new collective properties emerge. These systems describe complex phases of matter and are also applicable to the study of social networks and information flows.