The Swiss Physical Society (SPS) (German: Schweizerische Physikalische Gesellschaft / SPG, French: Société Suisse de Physique / SSP) is a Swiss

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promoting

physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

. It was founded in May 1908. SPS is involved in education and mediate young talent programs and Swiss participation in tournaments such as the International Physicists Tournament.

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s, symposia and

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s are organised by the Swiss Physical Society.

Publications

In the period 1928 – 1999, the Swiss Physical Society published the ''Helvetica Physics Acta'', which continued as the ''SPS communications'' (German: ''SPG Mitteilungen'', French: ''Communications de la SSP''). Since 2008, the SPS communications has three volumes per year. Non peer-reviewed articles on "progress in physics", "historical anecdotes", and "physics and industry" are published. In 2021, a serie of white papers were initiated. The first FOCUS issue discusses technological advances and the impact of nuclear energy.

Honorable Members

Honorable members of the Swiss Physical Society are:

Past presidents

References

External links

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SPS Communications
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