Beyond the Horizon and Outside the Box | A Conference in Honor of the 100th Anniversary of the Late Academy Member Prof. Yuval Ne'eman

 

Read a rare, in-depth interview with physicist, soldier, and statesman Prof. Yuval Ne'eman, conducted in Stockholm in 2000 by Prof. Istvan Hargittai

From: Magdolna Hargittai & Istvan Hargittai, Candid Science IV: Conversations with Famous Physicists, Imperial College Press, London, 2004, Chapter 3, “Yuval Ne’eman,” pp. 32–63

 

Watch videos of conference lectures: 

Greetings and Introduction

• Prof. Yadin Dudai, Chairperson, Sciences Division of the Academy + 
  Prof. Eliezer Rabinovici, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Session 1

• Prof. Marek Karliner, Tel Aviv University - introduction + Keynote Speaker: Elementary Particle Physics – Past and Future | Prof. David Gross, Nobel Laureate in Physics (2004), University of California, Santa Barbara USA

Session 2

• Unraveling Turbulence: Modern Viewpoints on an Unsolved Problem | Prof. Yaron Oz, Tel Aviv University
• The Surprising Link Between Black Holes and Quantum Computers | Prof. Shira Chapman, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
• The talents of a Special Scientific Leader | Prof. David Horn, Tel Aviv University

Session 3

• Persistent Order | Prof. Michael Smolkin, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Generalized Lattices and Supersymmetric Physics Across Dimensions | Prof. Shlomo Razamat, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
• Quantum Field Theory and String Theory: Rival Theories or Duals? | Prof. Ofer Aharony, Weizmann Institute of Sciences
• Yuval Ne'eman: Personal Recollections of a Young Student | Prof. Ramy Brustein, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Session 4

• Future Directions for Experimental High Energy Physics in Israel | Prof. Shikma Bressler, Weizmann Institute of Sciences
• Phase Transitions in the Early Universe | Prof. Michael Geller, Tel Aviv University
• The LHC and Beyond | Prof. Enrique Kajomovitz, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
• Yuval Ne'eman – Born a century ago; Arrived a century earlier | Prof. Haim Harari, Academy Member, Weizmann Institute of Science
• On Behalf of the Family | Teddy Ne'eman
• Concluding Remarks: Prof. Eliezer Rabinovici, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem