National Research Tomsk State University Centres of Excellence Centre For Fundamental And Mathematical Physics 2 CENTRE FOR FUNDAMENTAL AND MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS Centre For Fundamental And Mathematical Physics Head of the Centre: Vladislav Gavriilovich Bagrov, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor TSU Faculty of Physics George Vladimirovich Mayer, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor TSU Faculty of Physics Laboratory of Theoretical and Mathematical Physics Laboratory of Quantum Theory of Intense Fields Laboratory of Photophysics and Photochemistry of Molecules Laboratory of Quantum Mechanics of Molecules and Radiation Processes The Centre should become an important tool for enhancing the position of the University nation- Vladislav Bagrov ally and internationally in the area of fundamental physics, and promote the increased competitive- ness of the University in a number of applied sci- entific fields. Activity of the Centre is based on long-term re- searches of the University scientists and results they have achieved in various aspects of theoretical physics. Researches are being conducted with the partici- pation of the Faculty of Physics and TSU Siberian Physical-Technical Institute together with scientist George Mayer from the other Russian Universities and from the Universities abroad. CENTRE FOR FUNDAMENTAL AND MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS 3 On Developing Scientific Research in the Area of Theoretical Physics The date of the birth of the Tomsk Nowadays in this field, scientific re- School of Theoretical Physics is considered search is conducted in a wide range of ar- to be 1929, when at Faculty of Physics and eas, beginning with radiation theory and Mathematics the Department of Theoreti- condensed matter physics and culminating cal Physics was opened. The head of the with elementary particle physics, the the- Department was the famous Professor Pe- ory of gravity, and modern mathematical ter Tartakovsky, exiled to Tomsk. Some physics. Research in this area is conducted scientific fields that were the most ad- by several research groups, headed by rec- vanced in Physics at that time, such as the ognized experts such as Vladislav Bagrov, theory of internal photoeffect in dielectrics Dmitry Gitman, Simon Liakhovich, Alex- and quantum mechanics, began to develop ander Shapovalov, and others. here due to his efforts. Under his super- In 1935, Natalia Prilezhaeva, a student vision, the first graduate thesis in Tomsk of the well-known scientist, Academi- was defended, and then the Ph.D. thesis in cian Alexander Terenin, began research theoretical physics of Arseny Sokolov, who in another theoretical field, photophysical later became Dean and for many years head and photochemical processes occurring in of the Department of Theoretical Physics, molecules and molecular systems. In 1938 Faculty of Physics of Moscow State Uni- she became the first woman in the USSR to versity (MSU). Another well-known sci- defend a doctoral thesis in physics. entist who influenced the development of In the 1950-s and 1960-s, Valentina theoretical physics was Dmitry Ivanenko. Danilova initiated of the use of methods When he came to Tomsk he was already a of quantum chemistry for theoretical re- recognized expert in quantum field theory; search on the physical and chemical prop- in 1932 he proposed the neutron-proton erties of organic molecules. This research nucleus model. The creative alliance of area was successfully developed at TSU by Ivanenko and Sokolov resulted in develop- his students, Professors Viktor Plotnikov, ing field theory at TSU. George Mayer, Victor Artyukhov, Irine So- In 1974, another theoretical department kolova, Olga Chaikovskayaand others. The was established at TSU, the Department of inclusion of the excellent Academician, Quantum Field Theory, headed by Vladislav photochemist Mikhail Alfimov, had a great Bagrov, LMSU Ph.D. alumnus. At MSU his positive influence on the group. supervisor was Professor Igor Ternov, and In Tomsk in the late 1970s, Professor the head of the department was Arseny Yury Makushkin, student of Academi- Sokolov. Another Russian scientist, Igor cian Vladimir Zuev, established a research Tyutin, also had great influence on the de- school of molecular spectroscopy and at- velopment of theoretical physics in Tomsk; mospheric gases. This research school was he was one of the authors of quantum the- actively developed by their followers, Pro- ory of gauge fields. fessors Vladimir Tyuterev, Viktor Cherepa- nov, and others. 4 CENTRE FOR FUNDAMENTAL AND MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS Laboratory of Theoretical and Mathematical Physics Research manager - Simon MAIN RESEARCH Leonidovic Liakhovich, Doctor AREAS of Physical and Mathematical Developing new Sciences, Professor TSU Faculty methods of theoreti- of Physics. cal and mathematical Head of Laboratory - Aleksey physics and their ap- Anatolevich Sharapov, Doctor plication to the current of Physical and Mathematical problems of quan- Sciences, Professor TSU Faculty tum field theory, par- of Physics. Simon Liakhovich ticle physics, gravity, Aleksey Sharapov LTMF was established for cosmology, and con- conducting world-class research projects densed matter physics. on a wide range of problems of modern quantum theory, starting with such fun- EXPECTED RESEARCH OUTCOMES damental areas as quantum field theory, Complexes of new methods of construc- the theory of elementary particles, grav- tion, research and quantization of gauge ity, cosmology, and culminating with ap- theories that are relevant in the context of plied problems of solid state physics and the development of modern high-energy materials science. In addition to the sci- physics. entific research, the Laboratory ensures New knowledge concerning the structure the implementation of University training and properties of fundamental interactions programs in the area of modern quantum and physical processes in semiconductor methods. The Laboratory is a pilot project crystals and nanostructures. of the University and a basis for practices FIELDS OF RESULTS APPLICATION of international scientific cooperation in Methods of quantization developed the field of fundamental research, and in should significantly expand the range of international and national academic mo- applicability of quantum theory. Particu- bility. larly they will be in demand for research MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE LABORATORY on classical and quantum stability in Conducting world-class research theoretical-field models with higher de- projects on a wide range of areas of rivatives, study problems of interaction theoretical and mathematical physics, of higher-spin fields and quantization of including modern quantum field theory, non-Lagrange field theory models. The elementary particle physics, gravity, complex of nonperturbative methods of condensed-matter physics and materi- research will be used in research on the als science; strong interactions structure and standard Strengthening the human capacity of model in the presence of strong gravita- TSU by training highly qualified spe- tional fields. Some results will have direct cialists, as well as attracting leading applied relevance. international specialists; For example, research on the electron- Providing diverse advice and expert ic structure of solid bodies will be in de- support at the international level, mand for creation of new composite ma- including the examination of theses, terials, improving the corrosion resistance scientific publications, research, and of known materials and new materials for cooperative projects with technology hydrogen storage. Calculation of the im- companies; portant optical, electrophysical, and pho- Developing the practice of international tocatalytic properties of semiconductors scientific cooperation in the area of and nanostructures on their basis will be fundamental research, and international used in development of new technological and national academic mobility. solutions in power electronics based on ni- trides. CENTRE FOR FUNDAMENTAL AND MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS 5 Research results will be used for model- Institute for Materials Testing, Materi- ing courses, as well as topics for term pa- als Science and Strength of Materials, pers and Ph.D. theses. University Stuttgart (Germany) EMAT University of Antwerp RUSSIAN AND INTERNATIONAL (Netherlands) PARTNERS Institute of Metal Research Chinese In fields of general problems of quantum Academy of Sciences (China) field theory and mathematical physics In 2014, the LTMP research group spe- The P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute, LPI cializing in elementary particle physics (Russia) was accepted to the international collabo- Free University of Brussels and Sol- rations GlueX, which works at the Thom- vay Institute (Belgium) as Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Laboratory of Theoretical High Energy (TJNAF Newport News, Virginia), as a per- Physics, University of Tokyo (Japan) manent member for joint research on the School of Mathematics, University of structure of hadrons. In 2014, LTMP also Manchester (United Kingdom) signed an agreement on cooperation with In the field of research in condensed matter Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics of the physics Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Д.М. Гитман 6 CENTRE FOR FUNDAMENTAL AND MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS Laboratory of Quantum Theory of Intense Fields Research manager – Dmitry cles, abnormally high density of exter- Gitman, Doctor of Physical and nal magnetic field, strong gravitation). Mathematical Sciences,