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Navier-Stokes: the physics of the Millennium Prize problem solved by AI.
New IFT Responde video on Navier-Stokes: the physics of the Millennium Prize problem solved by AI. AI has solved the mathematical problem of the Navier-Stokes equations, but what is the physical significance of these equations and their solution? In this video, Karl...
IFT offers four PhD positions through the PIX2026 call
The UAM-CSIC Institute of Theoretical Physics is offering four training contracts for research staff (PhD positions) as part of the Severo Ochoa 2025 Excellence Program. Interested candidates must submit their CV and letters of motivation to phdgrants.ift@csic.es...
Interview with Claudio Bonnano, Kenneth G. Wilson Award for Excellence in Lattice Field Theory 2025
New video for the IFT channel: Interview with Claudio Bonnano, recipient of the 2025 Kenneth G. Wilson Award for Excellence in Lattice Field Theory. In this new video, we interview Claudio Bonanno, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Theoretical Physics...
The Woman Who Changed Physics Forever: Emmy Noether
New IFT Responde video about Emmy Noether, the woman who changed physics forever. Emmy Noether changed our understanding of physics forever. Considered one of the most brilliant mathematicians in history, her discoveries established a profound connection between...
Daniel González-Cuadra awarded an ERC Starting Grant to develop new quantum computing strategies
The project will tackle one of the major challenges in quantum simulation: efficiently representing and studying systems of many interacting fermions. Daniel González-Cuadra, a researcher at the Institute for Theoretical Physics (IFT UAM-CSIC), has been awarded a...
El detector que podría escuchar el primer segundo del Universo | LISA
Nuevo vídeo de IFT Responde sobre LISA, el detector que podría escuchar el primer segundo del Universo ¿Y si pudiéramos escuchar los ecos de los primeros instantes del cosmos? En este vídeo la investigadora postdoctoral del IFT Kateryna Radchenko nos habla del...
Von Neumann Algebras, Quantum Information and Gravity
The workshop Von Neumann Algebras, Quantum Information and Gravity will take place in November 2026 at iGAP in Trieste, bringing together physicists and mathematicians working on operator algebras, quantum information and quantum gravity.
Higgs Days at Santander 2026
The Higgs Days at Santander 2026 workshop will take place from 7 to 11 September, bringing together theoretical and experimental physicists to discuss Higgs boson searches and precision measurements at present and future colliders.
Invisibles26 Workshop
The Invisibles26 Workshop will take place from 10 to 14 August 2026 in A Coruña, bringing together researchers working on neutrinos, dark matter and hidden sectors.
The IFT receives the Severo Ochoa Excellence Award
Yesterday, Monday, 13 July, the IFT received the Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence accreditation, awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, during a ceremony presided over by Minister Diana Morant in Valencia. The Severo Ochoa...
Atracción de Talento César Nombela 2026
The Institute for Theoretical Physics (IFT UAM-CSIC) invites expressions of interest for fixed-term faculty positions under the César Nombela Research Talent Attraction Programme 2026, funded by the Madrid regional government. These are 5-year positions with an...
Matthew Headrick explores the connections between black holes, quantum entanglement and spacetime
On 3 June, the Instituto de Física Teórica (IFT UAM-CSIC) hosted a new edition of its colloquium series featuring Matthew Headrick (Brandeis University and IHES), who delivered the talk “Black holes, quantum entanglement, and the geometry of spacetime.” In his...