Jasper van Wezel - homepage


Jasper van Wezel - homepage
University of Amsterdam Institute of Physics Postbus 94485 1090 GL Amsterdam The Netherlands	Science Park 904 room C4.265 Email: physics@jvanwezel.com
I am Professor in Condensed Matter Theory at the University of Amsterdam. I do research in theoretical condensed matter physics at the Institute for Theoretical Physics (ITFA) within the Institute of Physics. Look here for the complete list of research highlights, my full CV, my list of presentations, and my list of publications. Popular science article on Quantum Physics: “Quantum Physics Isn’t as Weird as You Think. It’s Weirder.” Inaugural lecture: “Condensed matter theory and the end of quantum, temperature, and gravity.”

Current Calendar

Recent Publications

"Fragile topology for six-fold rotation symmetry indicated by the concentric Wilson loop spectrum"
Xinyang Li, Lumen Eek, Jasper van Wezel, Cristiane Morais Smith
arXiv, 2603.24412 (2026)
arXiv:2603.24412
"Photoinduced Dynamics and Momentum Distribution of Chiral Charge Density Waves in 1T-TiSe2"
Qingzheng Qiu, Sae Hwan Chun, Jaeku Park, Dogeun Jang, Li Yue, Yeongkwan Kim, Yeojin Ahn, Mingi Jho, Kimoon Han, Xinyi Jiang, Qian Xiao, Tao Dong, Jia-Yi Ji, Nanlin Wang, Jeroen van den Brink, Jasper van Wezel, and Yingying Peng
Phys. Rev. Lett., 135, 116904 (2025)
doi:10.1103/7ctk-h28x
"Photonics in Flatland: Challenges and Opportunities for Nanophotonics with 2D Semiconductors"
Ali Azimi, Julien Barrier, Angela Barreda, Thomas Bauer, Farzaneh Bouzari, Abel Brokkelkamp, Francesco Buatier de Mongeot, Timothy Parsons, Peter Christianen, Sonia Conesa-Boj, Alberto G. Curto, Suprova Das, Bernardo Dias, Itai Epstein, Zlata Fedorova, F. Javier García de Abajo, Ilya Goykhman, Lara Greten, Johanna Grönqvist, Ludovica Guarneri, Yujie Guo, Tom Hoekstra, Xuerong Hu, Benjamin Laudert, Jason Lynch, Sabrina Meyer, Battulga Munkhbat, Dragomir Neshev, Masha Ogienko, Sotirios Papadopoulos, Aparna Parappurath, Jeroen Sangers, Pedro Soubelet, Chris Soukaras, Giancarlo Soavi, Isabelle Staude, Zhipei Sun, Klaas-Jan Tielrooij, MD Gius Uddin, Alexey Ustinov, Jorik van de Groep, Jasper van Wezel, Nathalie Vermeulen, Hai Wang, Yadong Wang, Sanshui Xiao, Bingying You, and Xavier Zambrana-Puyalto
npj Nanophoton., 2, 44 (2025)
doi:10.1038/s44310-025-00092-3

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Recent Highlights


Phase transitions and the breakdown of quantum dynamics A phase transition is something you encounter every day when boiling water for tea. The dynamics of quantum particles involved in such a transition however, is not yet fully understood, and even violates the prescriptions of Schrödinger's equation.
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		Spiral patterns in puddles of electrons We show that electron puddles found in a particular electronic crystal spontaneously form swirling motifs of interlocking spirals.
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Thermal Radiation from a Synthetic Black Hole Horizon We show that the creation of a simulated black hole in one-dimensional models causes thermal radiation at the Hawking temperature of the simulated black hole.
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