Operator theory and mathematical physics
International conference honoring Pavel Exner’s contributions in mathematical physics on the occasion of his 80th birthday
PRAGUE, MAY 24-29, 2026
SCOPE
Spectral and scattering theory in non-relativistic and relativistic quantum theory. Schrödinger and Dirac operators, including non-standard ones. Quantum waveguides and graphs. Other applications of the operator theory in mathematical physics. The conference is intended to honor contributions of Pavel Exner to mathematical physics on the occasion of his 80th birthday.
INVITED SPEAKERS
Ram Band (Technion)
Jussi Behrndt (Graz)
Pedro Freitas (Lisbon)
Fritz Gesztesy (Waco)
Evans Harrell (Atlanta)
Aleksey Kostenko (Ljubljana and Graz)
Ari Laptev (London and Stockholm)
Konstantin Pankrashkin (Oldenburg)
Olaf Post (Trier)
Leszek Sirko (Warsaw)
LOCATION
Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague
Břehová 7, CZ-11519 Prague 1, Czech Republic
(The map is here.)
Municipal transport - the nearest stops: METRO A „Staromestska“, TRAM 17 „Pravnicka fakulta“, TRAM 2, 17, 18 „Staromestska“
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Tuesday, May 26, evening
Concert of Zemlinsky quartet
Thursday, May 28, evening
Conference dinner
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Jaroslav Dittrich
Igor Jex
Michal Jex
Andrii Khrabustovskyi
Vladimir Lotoreichik
Martin Štefaňák
Miloš Tater
CONTACT: otmp@ujf.cas.cz
CONFERENCE FEE
150 EUR or 3500 CK
To be paid by bank transfer
Account number – IBAN: CZ21 0300 0000 0006 7195 8383
Account owner: Ustav jaderne fyziky AV CR, Rez, Czech Republic
Bank: Ceskoslovenska obchodni banka, a. s.
Bank address: Na Porici 24-26, Praha 1, Czech Republic
BIC/ SWIFT: CEKOCZPP
Variable symbol (if applicable): 010026
Notification for the receiver: 010026 and your name
Exceptionally, payment in cash at the spot is possible.
TIME SCHEDULE
Will be added later.
We expect to start on Sunday, May 24, 2026, afternoon and finish on Friday, May 29, 2026, noon.
DEADLINES
Registration with titles and abstracts: April 12, 2026.
The deadline for earlier registration is over but registration is still possible, talk acceptance not guarantied.
Conference fee payment: April 30,2026
CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
● ACCOMMODATION
We are arranging accommodation for the invited speakers only.
Other participants could use standard services like
https://www.booking.com/
https://www.hotel.cz/praha/
A good connection is e.g. by METRO from Hotel Diplomat https://www.hoteldiplomat.cz/ or by tram from Hotel Klara https://www.prague-accommodation.cz/hotel-klara/.
Interested participants could try River Hotel Koenigstein https://www.riverhotel.cz/ on a boat very near to the conference site.
● LOCAL TRANSPORT
Information on the municipal transport in Prague can be found at https://www.dpp.cz/en,
application https://app.pidlitacka.cz/ can be used.
● RESTAURANTS
There is a lot of affordable restaurants around the venue. During the lunch there are special discounted offers from "Poledni menu" (lunch menu). Some possibilities follow (the list is below):
Pizzeria Castello https://pizzeriacastello.cz, Bilkova 5
Katr Restaurant https://katrrestaurant.cz/en, Vezenska 859
Muc Dong https://mucdong.cz/eng.php (vietnamese) vegetarian options, Krizovnicka 97/8
Five Rivers Indian Kitchen and Bar https://www.fiverivers.cz/ (all you can eat) vegetarian options, Krizovnicka 60/10
Kozlovna Apropos https://www.kozlovna-apropos.cz/en/, Krizovnicka 4
Potrefena husa https://www.husaplatnerska.cz/en/, Platnerska 88/9
ORGANIZING INSTITUTIONS
Nuclear Physics Institute CAS
Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering CTU in Prague
Doppler Institute for Mathematical Physics and Applied Mathematics
Czech Physical Society, Section of the Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicists
