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The Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics (SITP) is a research institute within the Physics Department at Stanford University. Led by 16 physics faculty members, the institute conducts research in high energy and condensed matter theoretical physics.

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Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics
Research type	theoretical physics particle physics cosmology condensed matter physics
Director	Shamit Kachru
Faculty	Renata Kallosh Andrei Linde Stephen Shenker Eva Silverstein Leonard Susskind
Location	Palo Alto, California, United States
Affiliations	Stanford University
Nobel laureates	Robert Laughlin

Research within SITP includes a strong focus on fundamental questions about the new physics underlying the Standard Models of particle physics and cosmology, and on the nature and applications of our basic frameworks (quantum field theory and string theory) for attacking these questions.

Principal areas of research include:^[1]

Central questions include:

What governs particle theory beyond the scale of electroweak symmetry breaking?
How do string theory and holography resolve the basic puzzles of general relativity, including the deep issues arising in black hole physics and the study of cosmological horizons?
Which class of models of inflationary cosmology captures the physics of the early universe, and what preceded inflation?
Can physicists develop new techniques in quantum field theory and string theory to shed light on mysterious phases arising in many contexts in condensed matter physics (notably, in the high temperature superconductors)? ^[2]

Faculty

Current faculty include:^[3]

Savas Dimopoulos, theorist focusing on physics beyond the standard model; winner of Sakurai Prize
Sebastian Doniach, condensed matter physicist
Daniel Fisher, biophysicist^[4]
Surya Ganguli, theoretical neuroscientist^[5]
Peter Graham, winner of 2017 New Horizons Prize^[6]
Sean Hartnoll, AdS/CFT, winner of New Horizons Prize^[7]
Patrick Hayden, quantum information theorist^[8]
Shamit Kachru, string theorist; Stanford Physics Department chair
Renata Kallosh, noted string theorist
Vedika Khemani, condensed matter theorist^[9]
Steven Kivelson, condensed matter theorist
Robert Laughlin, Nobel Laureate known for work on fractional quantum Hall effect
Andrei Linde, cosmologist and winner of Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Xiaoliang Qi, quantum gravity and quantum information^[10]
Srinivas Raghu, condensed matter theorist^[11]
Leonardo Senatore, cosmologist and winner of New Horizons prize in physics^[12]
Stephen Shenker, string theorist
Eva Silverstein, cosmologist, string theorist, and recipient of MacArthur "Genius grant" award
Douglas Stanford, quantum gravity theorist^[13]
Leonard Susskind, string theorist known for string landscape; popular science book author

References

^ "Beyond The Standard Model | Institute for Theoretical Physics". sitp.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
^ "Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics | Physics Department".
^ "Faculty | Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics". sitp.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
^ "Stanford University Department of Applied Physics » Daniel S. Fisher". Retrieved 2020-01-02.
^ "Stanford University Department of Applied Physics » Surya Ganguli". Retrieved 2020-01-02.
^ "Breakthrough Prize – Fundamental Physics Breakthrough Prize Laureates – Peter W. Graham". breakthroughprize.org. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
^ "Breakthrough Prize – Fundamental Physics Breakthrough Prize Laureates – Sean Hartnoll". breakthroughprize.org. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
^ "Patrick Hayden | Institute for Theoretical Physics". sitp.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
^ "Vedika Khemani | Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials". glam.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
^ "Xiaoliang Qi | Institute for Theoretical Physics". sitp.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
^ "SIMES » » Srinivas Raghu". simes.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
^ "Breakthrough Prize – Fundamental Physics Breakthrough Prize Laureates – Leonardo Senatore". breakthroughprize.org. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
^ "Douglas Stanford". Institute for Advanced Study. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-02.

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