Prof Wilke van der Schee (Utrecht University, Netherlands, & CERN)

Wilke van der Schee is a Dutch theoretical physicist who serves as an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University and works as a staff researcher at CERN. His research primarily bridges the fields of high-energy nuclear physics, string theory, and general relativity. He is widely recognized for applying advanced theoretical concepts like holographic duality to simulate and understand extreme states of matter.

Seminar / Webinar
21 July 2026
P213, Physics Building, East Campus, WITS
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Holographic bubble nucleation in astrophysics or the early universe

First-order phase transitions in the early Universe or inside neutron stars could leave observable imprints, such as a stochastic gravitational wave background or characteristic features in merger waveforms.
Theoretical Physics