TIRANA, May 25/ATA/ An international physics conference was held today at the Academy of Sciences to honor Academician Rexhep Meidani’s new publication series. The event, themed “From Gigaworlds to Elementary Particles,” focused on the fundamental concepts of space, time, matter, and motion.
Co-organized by the Academy of Sciences of Albania, the University of Tirana, and the National Institute of Physics, this event celebrated four new publications by Acad. Meidani. As moderator, Acad. Mimoza Hafizi highlighted that these works reflect the author’s lifelong intellectual and academic legacy. She praised Meidani’s deep connection to the discipline and his dedication to mentoring generations of students. Ultimately, the conference aimed to pair this promotion with a broader discussion on the current developments and challenges in physics research.
On his part, President of the Academy of Sciences of Albania, acad. Skënder Gjinushi, highlighted that celebrating the legacy of academic Rexhep Meidani is a core institutional mission. He emphasized that honoring the careers of distinguished scientists is not just a way to recognize their contributions, but an essential institutional and moral obligation.
Following this, Academic Rexhep Meidani shared insights from his series of books on the universe, matter, space-time, and physical motion. He took the audience on a tour of modern theoretical physics, framing the universe as a self-organizing, interconnected network of phenomena. In doing so, Meidani connected Albanian research with global scientific trends, highlighting the deeper philosophical concepts of physics far beyond technical applications.
The second session continued with expert talks from Prof. Claude Charlot (École Polytechnique), Prof. Kimet Jusufi (University of Tetova), Prof. Dr. Margarita Ifti (University of Tirana), and Acad. Mimoza Hafizi. Together, they tackled key topics in modern physics, such as Higgs boson developments, dark energy, singularities, and the dynamics of complex systems. The session wrapped up with a broad look at the state of scientific research in Albania, bridging the gap from vast cosmic scales to elementary particles. /p.s./
