This Department is no longer active.

The former Theory of Inhomogeneous Condensed Matter Department (2000–2022) aimed to relate macroscopic properties of condensed matter to the collective behavior of the underlying microscopic degrees of freedom. Based on Statistical Physics the department's research focused on spatially inhomogeneous systems on mesoscopic length scales. These systems exhibit a wealth of phenomena and can generate states of condensed matter which cannot form in bulk materials, offering perspectives for useful applications.