Affiliation and trivia

Works at Ruđer Bošković Institute, Division of theoretical physics, Zagreb, Croatia.
Born 11. Feb. 1970. in Zagreb, Croatia.
PhD in theoretical physics (2001).
Selected photos: Media:Me1.jpg, Media:Me2.jpg, Media:Me3.jpg, Media:We1.jpg, Media:We2.jpg
Distinguished relatives: Danko Nikolić (brother)

Interests

Foundations of physics, including:

Foundations of quantum physics
- the measurement problem
- Bohmian mechanics
- quantum interpretations as thinking tools
- particles, fields and strings
Relativity
- special relativity in non-inertial frames
- general relativity and gravity
Black hole information paradox
Foundations of statistical physics
- probability in classical and quantum physics
- the time arrow
Emergent and effective theories
- analog gravity
- emergent field theories
- emergent relativity
- quasiparticles
- Wilson renormalization

Foundations of mathematics (logic, set theory, philosophy of mathematics)
Philosophy (philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, free will, logic and reasoning, paradoxes)
Psychology (personality psychology, irrationality, emotional intelligence, criminal psychology)

Quantum Foundations I: What is it all about & (why) should mathematical physicists care? Media:Qfound1.pdf
Bohmian mechanics for instrumentalists Media:IBM.pdf
The origin of Casimir effect: Vacuum energy or van der Waals force? Media:Casimir.pdf
Quasiparticles, Casimir effect and all that: Conceptual insights Media:Quasiparticles.pdf
Interpretation miniatures Media:Miniatures.pdf
How to reconcile non-local reality and local non-reality Media:Solipsistic.pdf
Quantum state: Reality or mere probability? (How PBR theorem elevated this question to a higher level) Media:PBR.pdf