PD Dr. Benjamin Knorr

PD Dr. Benjamin Knorr

Junior Group Leader
Heidelberg University

I am a Junior Group Leader at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Heidelberg University. Before that, I was postdoctoral researcher at Nordita, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, and Radboud University. I've received my doctorate at the Friedrich-Schiller University Jena under the supervision of Prof. Andreas Wipf. My main research focus is Quantum Gravity.

Upcoming events:

• Puzzles 2026: 14–18 Sept 2026 in Graz

Some useful resources:

• Asymptotic Safety community webpage
• Asymptotic Safety seminars
• Asymptotic Safety codebase

Teaching

Exercise sheets and other material: teaching subpage

WS 26/27

Quantum gravity and the Renormalization Group

I will be teaching Quantum gravity and the Renormalization Group. More information will follow in due course.

Previous terms

WS 25/26: Quantum gravity and the Renormalization Group

WS 24/25: Quantum gravity and the Renormalization Group (tutor)

Contact

E-Mail

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Address

Institut für Theoretische Physik
Philosophenweg 12
69120 Heidelberg
Germany

Office 326