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\n \n \n Astrophysics and Cosmology\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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The Astrophysics group works primarily in helioseismology, developing foundational theories for understanding experiments amd data acquisition\/reduction principally at 60-foot solar tower on Mt. Wilson. The Cosmology group is interested in a variety of scienitific issues including dark matter and dark energy models, the early Universe, cosmological parameter determination, data analysis and interpretation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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The Experimental Biological Physics group focuses on examining biology through the lens of physics has led to a more fundamental and quantitative understanding of many biological systems. The Theoretical Biological Physics group\u00a0seeks a mechanistic understanding of biological phenomena in terms of physical models. Current research mainly concerns the physical basis for the organization, dynamics, shape, and signaling properties of cell membranes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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The Condensed Matter group is currently investigating a range of topics, including unconventional superconductivity, quantum spin liquids, solid state quantum computers, superfluidity of \u00feHe, electron transport at low temperatures, two-dimensional inversion layers in semiconductors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n High Energy Physics\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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The members of the High Energy Theory group at USC are a very dynamic group whose contributions to the field have been widely recognized. Currently, the main emphasis of the group is on superstring theory and related topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n \n Quantum Information Science\n\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n
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Research in Quantum information processing studies the potential use of quantum mechanical systems–individual atoms, ions, photons, and nanoscale solid state devices–for information-processing tasks such as computation and communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-content-detail.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-153","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nResearch - Department of Physics and Astronomy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/research\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Research - 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