Tomas Brauner

Tomas Brauner is a Professor of Physics at the University of Stavanger, affiliated with the Faculty of Science and Technology and the Department of Mathematics and Physics. His research focuses on symmetry principles in physics, particularly spontaneous symmetry breaking and effective field theory applications to diverse systems like quark matter, superfluids, and condensed matter. He has authored a monograph on effective field theory for spontaneously broken symmetry and contributed to high-impact journals in theoretical physics.

Research interests include symmetry breaking mechanisms, Nambu-Goldstone bosons, and phase transitions in quantum many-body systems. His work bridges fundamental physics with applications in extreme conditions, such as dense quark matter and superfluidity. Recent publications analyze electrostatic field lines, dipole symmetries, and chiral soliton lattices in QCD.

Brauner actively participates in academic workshops and conferences, presenting on topics like topological dipole symmetries, higher-group symmetries in superfluid mixtures, and the Higgs boson. His presentations span institutions such as the Van Swinderen Institute and the Nordic virtual condensed matter seminars.