A physics department for complex systems
The Department of Physics of Complex Systems, within the Faculty of Physics, spans research from optics and atomic physics to statistical and biological physics — experimental and theoretical, fundamental and applied. We study systems across every regime: from the very strong and fast to the extremely weak and slow, and from well-tamed equilibria to chaotic and nonlinear behaviour.
Research at a glance
Quantum Frontiers
Quantum chaos, topological phases, and the transition from microscopic physics to macroscopic complexity.
Soft Matter & Flows
Active matter, fluid dynamics, and the emergent properties of non-equilibrium systems.
Biological Complexity
The principles behind neural networks, ant colonies, and information processing in living systems.
Theory & Chaos
Geometry and dynamical-systems theory applied to the unpredictability of physical phenomena.
By the numbers
Nehemiah & Naomi Cohen Building, Faculty of Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.