Welcome to the webpage of the Quantum Matter research group, led by Prof. A. V. Balatsky. We are based at the Nordic Institute of Theoretical Physics (NORDITA) in Stockholm, Sweden.
The group works in several areas of theoretical condensed matter physics. We have a breath of expertise in Dirac materials, both conventional and unconventional superconductivity, magnetic properties, material informatics and machine learning.
Discoveries of superfluid phases in 3He, high Tc superconductors, graphene and topological insulators have brought into focus materials where quasiparticles are described by same Dirac equation that governs behavior of relativistic particles. This class of materials, called Dirac materials, exhibits unusual universal features seen in numerous realizations: Klein tunneling, chiral symmetries and impurity resonances. You can learn more about these here.
You can check our research highlights to get a feel of the range of topics we cover. In the drop-down menu under Research you can learn more technical aspects of what these topics entail.
What is NORDITA?
NORDITA is the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics. Its purpose is to carry out research and strengthen the Nordic collaboration within the basic areas of theoretical physics.
Originally founded as the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Atomic Physics in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 1 October, 1957, it was located at the premises of the Niels Bohr Institute.
After the move to Stockholm, Sweden, in January 2007, NORDITA is hosted jointly by KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University. Research is carried out in three of the buildings of the AlbaNova University Center just North of the Stockholm city centre.
A completely new, state-of-the-art building will host the Institution, starting in 2020.