Eric Akkermans

Eric Akkermans serves as a Professor at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. In May 2015, he delivered a distinguished guest lecture series at the Collège de France (Site Marcelin Berthelot) under the program "Waves and Quantum Physics on Fractals: From Continuous to Discrete Scaling Symmetry," chaired by Jean Dalibard in the field of Atoms and Radiation.

His research specializes in quantum phenomena on fractal structures, examining wave propagation, scaling symmetries, and topological effects across discrete and continuous systems. Key investigation areas include quantum electrodynamics on fractals, quasicrystal applications through topology-scaling interplay, critical behavior with long-range disorder (applied to Bose-Einstein condensation and superfluidity), and geometric-spectral perspectives of Efimov physics. This work bridges mathematical physics with condensed matter systems through rigorous analysis of fractal geometries.

Lecture topics demonstrate his focus on translating abstract symmetry principles into physical phenomena, particularly exploring how fractal dimensionality alters quantum criticality and topological phase transitions. His approach integrates spectral theory, statistical mechanics, and geometric analysis to address fundamental questions in quantum many-body systems.