Consistency amidst quantum chaos
Using a Bose-Einstein condensate trapped in an optical lattice, researchers at LCAR and their collaborators at LPT, INPHYNI and MajuLab have made the first direct observation of the coherent forward […]
Wealth inequality: Constrained by the laws of physics?
The unequal distribution of wealth in human societies appears to follow physical laws already observed in other interacting complex systems. This is the conclusion of a study by Klaus Frahm and […]
Ivan Khaymovich, appointed CNRS Research Director at LPT and laureate of Choose France for Science
The LPT is delighted to welcome Ivan Khaymovich, who was appointed as an external research director at the CNRS in 2025 and joined the laboratory in 2026. After earning his […]
Clément Sire appointed Scientific Outreach Ambassador of the CNRS Institute of Physics for 2026
The Institute of Physics of CNRS has appointed Clément Sire as its Scientific Outreach Ambassador for the year 2026. In this role, he will take part in events coordinated by […]
Exact result for the free energy of a Bose gas
How does the low-temperature free energy of one-dimensional interacting quantum liquids behaves beyond the standard temperature-squared correction, a well-known result from conformal field theory? A recent study of Zoran Ristivojevic […]
Finite-temperature quantum loop model
The quantum loop and dimer models are archetypal correlated systems with local constraints. With natural foundations in statistical mechanics, they are of direct relevance to various important physical concepts and […]
How stress can boost the sensitivity and adaptability of fish schools
How do groups of animals adjust their collective behavior when faced with sudden changes in their environment? A recent study by researchers from the team of Guy Theraulaz at the […]
Is the 1D Anderson insulator stable against weak interaction?
The question of the stability of Anderson localisation (AL) against weak interactions has been raised since the early days of the field. However, despite the enormous efforts devoted to the […]
Thesis prize
Denis Rochette has been awarded the Toulouse Academy of Sciences, Inscriptions and Belles Lettres prize for his thesis “Asymmetric cloning in quantum information theory”, co-supervised by Ion Nechita (LPT) and […]
How quantum properties control electrolyte transport in carbon nanotubes ?
In an letter published in J. Phys. Chem. Lett., T. Hennequin and M. Manghi of the LPT have theoretically studied, in collaboration with researchers of the Charles Coulomb Laboratory of […]