arXiv alert
My latest paper, Black-hole spectroscopy from a giant quantum vortex, has just appeared on the arXiv preprint server! This work is the result of an ongoing collaboration between our group in Nottingham (Pietro, Leonardo and Silke), researchers from London (Sam and Ruth), Newcastle (Carlo), and São Paulo (Maurício). After months of meetings, repeated data analyses, […]
Article on Photon Bricks and more!
The University of Nottingham has published a press release highlighting not only the Photon Bricks project (a LEGO-based Michelson interferometer) but also my newly launched series of public demonstrations on quantum interferometry! As part of the Cosmic Titans exhibition, I designed a gallery-safe optical table and set up a single-photon interferometer by Thorlabs. In this […]
Photon Bricks made it to London (twice)
The first intermediate outcome of my UKRI project for public engagement are Photon Bricks, which is a shortcut for a Michelson interferometer made entirely of Lego bricks and simple optical componets. This project demonstrates the principle of light interference using components like a low-power laser, mirrors, lenses, and beam splitters mounted on adjustable Lego-based optical […]
I published a new book
I am happy to announce that my latest book, Pohyb? Síly? Energie? (Motion? Forces? Energies?), has been published by MatfyzPress! This book is the result of almost four years of teamwork with an amazing team of authors, former organizers of the correspondence seminar Výfuk, which I had the honor of leading during my studies at […]
New project for public engagement
I am thrilled to announce that our project, Engagement via classical and quantum light waves, was accepted for funding by UKRI. Starting in early September, we will collaborate with researchers from Cardiff University to craft two unique kits for light interferometry. First kit embraces a hands-on approach with LEGO bricks suitable for use in classrooms, […]
Our Nature paper caught media attention
Our paper Rotating curved spacetime signatures from a giant quantum vortex, which was published this month in Nature, attracted the attention of several media outlets and pop-science blogs and Youtube channels. In our press release, we renamed the giant quantum vortex we created in superfluid helium as a ‘quantum tornado’, which apparently became popular with […]
Nature paper on quantum tornados
This week, the scientific journal Nature published the article titled Rotating curved spacetime signatures from a giant quantum vortex, of which I am the lead author. The article is the result of two years of hard work at the University of Nottingham, where, together with my colleagues and PhD students, I have set up a […]
The Náboj Junior Collection
In the summer of 2023, I published the Náboj Junior Collection together with my friend Miška Dlugošová. The collection is available in both printed and electronic versions and contains almost 300 mathematical or physical problems, collected during the first 10 years of the Náboj Junior competition. More information about the collection and the order form […]