Int’l physics conferences open in Binh Dinh

International physics conferences themed “Views in Topological phase: From solid-state physics to high-energy physics" and “Borders of neutrinos" opened in the central province of Binh Dinh on July 16.
Int’l physics conferences open in Binh Dinh ảnh 1Professor Dam Thanh Son, Chairman of the Meeting Vietnam Science Association speaks at the opening ceremony (Source: VNA)

BinhDinh (VNA) - International physics conferences themed “Views in Topologicalphase: From solid-state physics to high-energy physics" and “Borders of neutrinos"opened in the central province of Binh Dinh on July 16.

Organised by the Meeting Vietnam ScienceAssociation as part of activities in the 14th Meet Vietnam programme, theevents gather nearly 100 scientists and researchers from 20countries across the world.

The “Views in Topological phase: From solid-state physics to high energyphysics" conference aims to summarise the latest reality of the theory ofTopological phase, which has been very interested over the last decade.

Meanwhile, the “Borders of neutrinos” event provides a holistic view ofneutrino physics and its vision for the future development of this field, withits important implications for the fields of particle physics, astrophysics,cosmography and nuclear physics.

The conferences last until July 20.-VNA 
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