Crystals, Chaos and the Wizardry of Physics

Imagine you had a crystal which lit upon your command: magic must be at work, and you must surely be a wizard. Yet these days such an action is mundane: LEDs are crystals, and their practical technology lights our streets and our homes.

The modern name for wizardry is condensed matter physics. It is the study of the world around us – the states of matter, how they emerge from the quantum realm, and how they can manifest exotic particles which cannot exist in the vacuum of space. It is one of science's best-kept secrets: a third of all physicists work on it, yet its story has rarely been told.

Join Felix Flicker as he introduces the magic of condensed matter physics, from the subtle spells that conjure crystals from chaos, to creating new particles which have never before been seen.

Copies of Felix's latest book The Magick of Matter: Crystals, Chaos and the Wizardry of Physics' will be available to purchase at the end of the talk.

Event type

This is a theatre event, where the speaker and audience are together in our Theatre.

This event will not be livestreamed.

Timing

Doors to the theatre will open at 6.30pm. The event will begin at 7.00pm.