Czech-Danish Physics Seminar 2009

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CZECH DANISH PHYSICS-SEMINAR

Hradec Krlov 29/3 2/4 2009


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Introduction

We are pleased to welcome you in the city of Hradec Krlov.

Hradec Krlov is one of the oldest Bohemian towns. It was built on the place of an old Slavicsettlement and historical sources refer to it as early as 1225. In the Middle Ages it was a dowrytown of Czech queens. From the 14th century the brick Cathedral of the Holy Ghost has beenpreserved, while the neighboring White Tower was built in the 16th century.

In the Rococo period, the town was transformed into an extensive military fort. After itsabolition and demolition of the fortifications, the town gradually received a new modernist look.Many remarkable architects participated in the design, for example Jan Kotra (the building ofthe Museum of East Bohemia) and Josef Gor (the Gymnasium of J.K.Tyl).

The town serves as the seat of the regional government of the Hradec Krlov region.

Further information: http://www.hradeckralove.org/- official website,http://hradec-photos.nill.cz/indecz.html

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SUN29.3.- afternoon, early dinner16:30 arrival to Gybon, families, hostel- evening

18:00 individual programme with partners, families /or small groups programme/

Mon30.3.- breakfast

H: SC 7:30, F: partners

- morning meeting, programme

A: 8:15 Planetarium, (Water Tower) /or individual time/

- lunchH: SC ?, F: partners

- afternoon meeting, programme

A: 14:15 SVKpresentations (HK presentation ,CZ and DK inventors)

A: 15:30 individual time /or small groups programme - tea room, museum.../

- dinner

H: SC 7:30, F: partners

- /evening meeting, programme/A: 20:00 Bar 69bowling

...H: students in hostel, F: students in familiesA:compulsory programme

SC School canteen

THD Terminl hromadn dopravySVK Studijn vdeck knihovnaFIM Fakulta informatiky a managementu

KU Krajsk ad (RegioCentrum)KVV Katedra vtvarn vchovy (RegioCentrum)

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Programme


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tue31.3.- morning - afternoonA: ? THD trip- late afternoon programme, dinner

A: 15:30 - 16:00 water plant

- /evening meeting, programme/A: ? HK tour, individual time

WED1.4.- breakfast

H:SC 7:30, F: families

- morning meeting, programmeA:FIM 9:00 work on science projects

- lunch

H:SC ?, F: partners

- afternoon meeting, programme

A: 13:00 KUPowerPoint Projects presentations

A: 15:30 KVV PHA presentations, presentation (queen Margarethe of Bohemia)

A: 16:30 individual time /small groups programme/ (tea room, shopping or familyA: activities etc.)

- dinner

A: ? Families

- evening meeting, programme

A: 20:00 ? White Tower, social event

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Namelist

Name Family Name Accommodation

Caroline Reendal Nielsen Martina DolealovCecilie Ebsen Our Jensen Jana Mareov

Cecilie G. Brinch Michlsen Katka Pauliov

Christian Karsholt Honza Funda

Daniel Stefaniak Nielsen Hostel

Frederikke W. S. Andersen Lea Pavlov

Jesper Bjerge Christensen Tom Rubn

Johan Bagge Larsen Jarda NovotnJulie Sadolin Holst Slberg Katka Soukov

Kristian Klougart Hansen Ale Hanu

Kristoffer Benzner-Petersen Karolna Prymulov

Laila Khedri Martina Dolealov

Lasse Nyborg Hansen Jra Prokop

Lisbeth Larsen Vanda Vankov

Mads Green Jrgensen Jindich mdMathias Andr Smidt Patrik Macej

Mathilde Johanne Henriksen Kristna Cechov

Mike Patrick Horsted Rasmussen Hostel

Nadia Maria Nielsen Katka Kotalov

Nicolai Porskrog Christiansen Jarda Novotn

Per Wett Frederiksen Martin Dolej

Rami Esmail Hostel

Shehar Yar Zia Karolna Prymulov

Sofie Ellegaard Aneta Brunov

Sofie Marie Fns Bruun Jana Kuerov

Tascha Juel Olsen Lucie Androv

Thor Gunnlaugsson Jensen Honza evc


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Hosting and meeting places in Hradec Krlov

City map


Gybon ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

THD ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

RegioCentrum ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

SVK ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... School canteen

... ... ... ... ... ... ... Water Tower

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Planetarium

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Water Plant

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More at: http://maps.google.cz/maps?hl=cs&tab=wl

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... HostelFIM ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...


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Useful Information

CURRENCYThe official currency of the Czech Republic is the Czech crown (koruna, CZK). It is, however,

commonplace for many shops and restaurants to accept euros or American dollars as legaltender (the exchange rate is less advantageous thanat exchange offices). For detailedinformation about the current exchange rates, see the http://www.cnb.cz/en website.

EXCHANGE OFFICESThere are a number of exchange offices in the Czech Republic. Private exchange offices offerthe best rates, but it is a good idea to always check the current rate and the fee. There are, ofcourse, also exchange offices in banks and at hotel reception desks.

PAYMENT CARDSYou can use a network of cash dispensers to withdraw cash on your international payment cards.Cash dispensers accept all regular card types (Visa, MasterCard, Plus, Cirrus and others). Thebest option is to pay with your card directly). Especially in Prague, this will pose no problem inmost shops, restaurants and hotels.

TIMEThe Czech Republic is in the same time-zone as the rest of central continental Europe: CentralEuropean Time (GMT +1 hour). The Czech Republic distinguishes between summer time and

standard time and counts the time of day and night in the 24-hour system. In 2009, standardtime will switch to summer time on 29 March.

SHOPSMost shops are open from Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Large shopping centers anddepartment stores have longer opening hours, usually until 8 p.m. (on weekends, as well), andsome are open 24 hours.

RESTAURANTS

Most restaurants and cafs are open daily from 9 a.m. Until 11 p.m. or longer. In smaller towns,restaurants and cafs usually do not open until lunch-time, i.e. around 11 a.m. Most pubs andtaverns have similar opening hours.

ELETRIC POWERBefore travelling to The Czech Republic, please keep in mind that the power connection may bedifferent from what you are accustomed to in your home country. The network voltage is 220 V,50 Hz; two-pin power sockets are used.

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Did you know that?

THE MOST EFFECTIVE AIDS DRUGCzech scientist Antonn Hol (born 1936) and his team developed a medicine called Tenofovir. In

cooperation with scientists from five other European countries and the United States, the drugwas produced under the name Viread. It has been shown that after five days of treatment withViread, the HIV virus completely disappears from the blood of mothers, meaning that childrenwill not be infected. And, if an HIV-positive person continues to take the drug, he or she can livea normal life. Nevertheless, Viread hasnt been able to completely eradicate the HIV virus thatcauses AIDS.

THE DISCOVERER OF POLAROGRAPHYJaroslav Heyrovsky won the Nobel Prize in 1959 after discovering the polarographic method ofelectro-analytical chemistry.

THE FIRST NANOFIBERSProfessor Oldich Jirsk of Liberecs Technical University and his team were the first in the worldto create a machine for the industrial production of nanofibers. Nanofibers are 1,000 timesthinner than a human hair and will be used in filtration systems, for hygienic purposes and forsound absorption.

THE FIRST CONTACT LENSESModern contact lenses were invented by Otto Wichterle, from the town of Prostjov. He is alsoregarded as the founder of macromolecular chemistry.

THE FOUNDER OF GENETICSThe founder of genetics, Johann Gregor Mendel, was born in the Czech town of Hynice andspent most of his life in Brno (CZ). There, he also served as the abbot of the Augustinianmonastery.

DECIPHERING THE HITTITE LANGUAGEIn 1915, professor Bedich Hrozn was able to decipher the cuneiform scripts and hieroglyphicsof the ancient Hittite people. Hrozn deciphered the scripts found on tablets produced in AsiaMinor some 2,000 years before Christ. The Hittites were the first Indo-Europeans about whomthere are historical records.

THE NOBEL PRIZESThe Czech writer Jaroslav Seifert won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1984, and JaroslavHeyrovsk won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1959 for discovering and developingpolarography.

BLOOD TYPESThe first person to categorize blood into four types (A, B, AB, O) was the Czech neurologist JanJansk, in 1906. In his honor, the Jansk Plaque is awarded to frequent volunteer blood donors inthe Czech Republic and Slovakia.

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Did you know that?

MADELEINE ALBRIGHTThe Prague native Madeleine Albright became the first woman to serve as Secretary of State of

the United Statesin 1997.

ORBIS PICTUSAn encyclopaedia for children, Orbis Pictus (World in Pictures) was written in 1658 by the Czechpedagogue and philosopher Comenius (Jan Amos Komensk).

THE GOOD SOLDIER VEJKJaroslav Haeks The Good Soldier vejk, written as a response to the First World War, has beentranslated into 58 languages.

INVENTORSJakub Krytof Rad invented sugar cubes, while another Czech, Josef Ressel, invented the shippropeller. The self-regulating arc lamp was invented by the Czech electrical engineer FrantiekKik. He also built the first electric tramlines in Prague and constructed a light fountain(Kiks Illuminated Fountain), which was a marvel of technology in its time.

WORLD-FAMOUS PAINTERSAlfons Mucha, Emil Filla, Toyen and Frantiek Kupka are all world-famous Czech painters.

CZECH MUSIC ON THE MOONUS astronaut Neil Armstrong listened to Antonn Dvoks New World Symphony while he walked

on the Moons surface in 1969. Dvok was inspired to compose this piece of music by his stay inthe United States. The Largo part of the symphony is in a box travelling through outer space.

CHARLES UNIVERSITYCharles University in Prague is the oldest university in the Central Europe. It was establishedApril 7, 1348, and today is attended by 42,000 students.

THE OLDEST GLASS WORKSThe oldest running glass works in Europe is located in Chibsk near Dn. It has been inoperation since 1414.

THE WORLDS LARGEST INLAID WINDOWThe largest inlaid or panel window in the world can be found in the southern nave of PragueCastles St. Vitus Cathedral. The window, which was constructed from 1937 to 1939 and depicts abiblical theme, has an area of 160 square meters.

THE LARGEST EQUESTRIAN STATUEOn Pragues Vtkov hill stands the largest statue of a rider cast in bronze. The statue of thegeneral and Hussite leader Jan ika of Trocnov weighs 16.5 tonnes and is 9 meters high, 9.6meters long and 5 meters wide. It took sculptor Bohumil Kafka some ten years to sculpt theinteresting and realistic statue.

Further information: http://www.czech.cz/en?i=1- official website

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Twelve Czech wonders of the world

The Czech UNESCO heritage is an association of districtsand town in the Czech Republic, whose territory contains

monuments entered in the UNESCO World Cultural andNatural Heritage List.

By attributing the UNESCO symbol to a site, the entireworld community is announcing: "Yes, this is something thatis exceptional and unique in the world; it's something thatwe undertake to protect for each other and in the interestof us all - the nations of the world."

In 1991 Czechoslovakia ratified the Convention Concerningthe Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritageand since then a total of twelve sites in the Czech Republichave been inscribed in the World Heritage List. We cantherefore proudly announce the Czech Republic to be a"UNESCO superpower". We should add that UNESCO is theabbreviation of United Nations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization.

More at: http://en.czech-unesco.org/ - official website


What has Czech architecture given the world?

Two exceptional architectural styles originated in the Czech Lands. In the first quarter of the18th century, there was Baroque Gothic, the foundations of which were laid by Pragues JanBlaej Santini-Aichel (Giovanni Santini, 1677-1723). He perfected this style, which combines theprinciples of Baroque and medieval architecture, in the design of the Pilgrimage Church of StJohn of Nepomuk in Zelen Hora, near r nad Szavou, which is now a UNESCO World Heritagesite, and in the designs of churches in Kladruby and Sedlec, Kutn Hora.

In the 20th century, the Czech Lands made their mark in the history of world architecture thanksto the architect and designer Pavel Jank (1882-1956). In Prague, he came up with a style basedon Picassos Cubism. He wanted to create architecture full of emotion, dynamism andexpression, forming a counterpart to the rational design prevalent at the time. The first Cubistbuildings were constructed in 1911-14. Jank and his followers Gor, Chochol, Hofman andKrlek created several Cubist buildings in Prague and other cities (perhaps the best-known isGors House of the Black Madonna in Prague). However, this style was not popular withinvestors, professionals or the general public, and the architects failed in their efforts to spreadarchitectural Cubism around the world. Despite this, Cubist buildings and interior design are nowadmired as an interesting and inventive style.

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