The School of Physics adheres to the development strategy of "strengthening physics, combining science and engineering, and cultivating feature discipline". Facing the international academic frontier and guided by the national development needs, it focuses on developing and strengthening the construction of four research fields: Theoretical Physics and Applications, Condensed Matter Physics, Optics, and Computational Physics. The specific research contents are as follows:

1. Theoretical Physics and Applications: Quantum information theory, quantum computing theory, strong correlation theory, superconductivity theory, statistical physics, machine learning and artificial intelligence; High energy theory, particle physics, astrophysics and Cosmology; Biophysics and soft matter physics.

2. Condensed-Matter Physics: Condensed matter theory and condensed matter calculation; Quantum material and physical property regulation, magnetism and spintronics, correlation system and superconductivity physics, material optics and photoelectric physical property, extreme high pressure physics, energy materials and physics; Quantum devices: Physics, neuromorphological information devices, spin quantum structures and memory devices.

3. Optics: Light-matter interaction, micro/nano-optics and photonics, topological photonics; Quantum information processing, quantum communication, quantum optical state regulation, quantum storage, quantum random walk; quantum optical chips, micro/nano-manufacturing and optoelectronic devices, micro/nano-detection and laser spectroscopy technology; Quantum precision measurement, extremely weak signal detection and imaging, biological quantum sensing and detection, etc.

4. Computational Physics: Development of novel quantum physical properties, strong correlation systems and other computing methods, software package development and simulation; Physical property calculation and structure design of quantum materials (such as topological materials, two-dimensional materials, related materials, superconducting materials, optoelectronic materials, etc.), spintronic materials, energy materials, energetic materials, amorphous and Quasicrystal Materials, etc; Dynamic simulation of growth and evolution; Electromagnetic field propagation in complex environment. Advanced plasma source and physics, plasma and biomedicine, plasma environmental protection technology, plasma propulsion technology, pulse power technology, plasma and electromagnetic wave interaction, electrostatic safety, detection and protection.