24th Solvay Conference on Physics
"Quantum Theory of Condensed Matter"

  
Brussels, 11-13 October 2008
chaired by Bertrand Halperin (Harvard University, Cambridge, USA)

This is a conference by invitation only.

Some background information on the Solvay Conferences
The First Solvay Conference on Physics took place in 1911 at the Hotel Metropole in Brussels. It was followed by 42 other Solvay Conferences on Physics or Chemistry. As it is well know, these played a crucial role in the development of modern science, as can be seen from the list of participants in the 1927 Solvay Conference.
According to tradition, discussions are essential. To initiate them, each session starts with one or two reports. Both reports and discussions are published in the proceedings.
The Scientific Committee for Physics of the Solvay Institutes can be found here.

Participants
The list of participants can be found here.

Session Programme

The session programme of the conference can be found here.
Royal Attendance
His Royal Highness Prince Philippe of Belgium attended a special session on Monday 13 October in the morning , during which the conference chair, Bertrand Halperin, presented the scientific background and challenges of the conference. The pdf file of his presentation can be found here.

Public Event
"Images from the Quantum World - Images du Monde Quantique - Beelden uit de Kwantumwereld"
More information can be found here.

 

 

 

Support from Solvay S.A., the Belgian "Loterie Nationale - Nationale Loterij", the "Communauté française de Belgique", the Fondation David et Alice Van Buuren and the Hotel Metropole is gratefully acknowedged.