Friday Theoretical Physics Seminars Hilary Term 2009 Seminars are held on Fridays in odd weeks of term at 2.15 pm in the Dennis Sciama Lecture Theatre, Denys Wilkinson Building All are welcome to join the speaker for (a bring-your-own) lunch beforehand at 1 pm in the Discussion Room of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics

Jan 23
Andrew Fisher (University College London)
``Understanding tunnelling measurements through a single spin''

Feb 6
Alexander Schekochihin (University of Oxford)
``Kinetic turbulence in astrophysical plasmas: A nonlinear route to dissipation through phase space''

Feb 20
Alan McKane (University of Manchester)
``Amplified stochastic oscillations''

Mar 6
Arttu Rajantie (Imperial College London)
``Defect formation from gauge symmetry breaking: From cosmology to condensed matter''