The research areas at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich faculty of physics focus on astronomy/astrophysics, cosmology, biophysics, nanophysics, laserphysics and quantum optics, meteorology, didactics of physics, as well as particle physics and mathematical physics.
In the research area of particle physics the scientists work for the experiments ATLAS at CERN in Geneva and D0 at Fermilab in the USA. Research fields are detector construction as well as analysis of the data from high energetic particle collisions. Another central point is GRID-computing. To cope with the enormous data rate, a worldwide network of computing- and storage-capacities is currently being set up. LMU and LRZ Munich maintain a so called Tier-2 computing centre for storing and processing these data. Research areas in theoretical particle physics are fundamental symmetries and the field of strong and electroweak interactions.
The faculty of physics offers courses of study with the degrees Bachelor and Master. A wide variety of lectures and exercises guarantees an in-depth training of the students. The faculty also offers a diverse array of specialisations.
The Max-Planck-Institut für Physik (MPP) is one of 80 independent research institutes of the Max Planck Society. MPP is working in fundamental research in the field of elementary particle physics and astroparticle physics to answer essential questions about the fundamental elements of matter, their interactions and the role they play in astrophysics.
MPP is involved in particle physics experiments at DESY and CERN. The participation in the construction of the ATLAS detector at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a key task at MPP. The research field of astroparticle physics includes experiments like the MAGIC telescope (La Palma/Spain) for research in high energetic cosmic gammy rays and the search for dark matter with the CRESST experiment (Gran Sasso/Italy).
The department of Theoretical Physics is involved in research on fundamental questions in elementary particle physics, where both a phenomenological and a more formal approach is followed. In addition theoretical physics at MPP covers questions in the transition region of astrophysics and cosmology.
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Christian Rudolph