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| Named after | Kavli Foundation (United States) |
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| Predecessor | Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe |
| Formation | October 1, 2007 |
| Founder | Hitoshi Murayama and the University of Tokyo |
| Type | NGO |
| Purpose | Scientific research |
| Headquarters | Kashiwa, Japan |
Director | Hitoshi Murayama |
| Website | https://www.ipmu.jp/en |
The Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (IPMU) is an international research institute for physics and mathematics situated in Kashiwa, Japan, near Tokyo. Its full name is "Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study, the University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan". It is one of 20 Kavli Institutes.
The main subjects of study at IPMU are particle physics, high energy physics, astrophysics, astronomy and mathematics. The institute addresses five key questions: "How did the universe begin? What is its fate? What is it made of? What are its fundamental laws? Why do we exist?"[1]
- ^ Murayama, Hitoshi. "From the Director". Kavli IPMU-カブリ数物連携宇宙研究機構. Retrieved 2017-05-22.