Basic Information

  • Physics Brawl Online is a non-profit three-hour-long team competition for anyone with an interest in physics.
  • Teams of up to five competitors are trying to solve as many physics problems as possible in a given time limit of three hours in a fierce competition of hundreds of teams from all around the world.
  • Every team starts with the same seven problems, for each problem solved they get a new, more challenging one.
  • It is possible to compete in Czech and English language.
  • The participation is free of charge.
  • The competition take place on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. CET.
  • Registration is open from September 1 until November 22, 03:00 pm CET.

Organizers

Physics Brawl Online is organized on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic by the FYKOS student group, consisting mostly of students of physics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University. The rooms, hosting and hardware are provided by the Institute of Theoretical Physics and the Department of Applied Mathematics.

The FYKOS group also organizes an offline version of the Physics Brawl Online called Fyziklani (which in Czech loosely translates to "Physics Brawl") which is held annually in Prague, and the FYKOS Online Physics Competition taking place throughout the school year.

events organized by FYKOS

Main organizers

Kateřina Charvátová
Head organizer of the Physics Brawl Online
Studies 2nd year of MSc. Biophysics and Chemical Physics at CUNI MFF.
Martin Vaněk
Head organizer of FYKOS
Studies 1st year of MSc. Theoretical Physics at CUNI MFF.
Vojtěch David
Head organizer of Fyziklani, consultant
Studies 3rd year of BSc. Mathematics at CUNI MFF.
Štěpán Stenchlák
IT
Studies 2nd year of PhD programme Software systems at CUNI MFF.
Michal Červeňák
IT
Works at The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.
Veronika Hendrychová
IT
Studies 1st year of Eng. Science de l'Informatique at Université de Rennes, France.
Tomáš Červeň
Graphics
Studies 3rd year of MSc. Theoretical Physics at CUNI MFF.

Authors of physics problems:

  • Jaroslav Herman
  • Karel Kolář
  • Daniela Dupkalová
  • Šimon Pajger
  • Jáchym Bártík
  • Václav Mikeska
  • Vojtěch David
  • Dávid Brodňanský
  • Jindřich Jelínek
  • Radka Křížová
  • Matěj Mezera
  • Jakub Smolík
  • Matěj Rzehulka
  • Viktor Materna
  • Marek Milička
  • Petr Kahan
  • Marek Jankola

Central Committee

Vojtěch David
Prezident
Mr. David is a student at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University (CUNI MFF) and the head organizer of Fyziklani. He is also the deputy head organizer of FYKOS and thus actively participates in the running of Physics Brawl Online and other FYKOS events. He also organizes other STEM competitions in the Czech Republic and is a lecturer at several camps for elementary and high school students.
Mgr. Daniel Dupkala
Vice-President
Mgr. Dupkala is a graduate of CUNI MFF, and he has been the head organizer of Fyziklani for 6 years. He is an active organizer of FYKOS and Náboj Physics in the Czech Republic and a member of the Media Communications and PR Office of CUNI MFF. He used to be a mathematics teacher at SPŠST Panská high school.
Michal Červeňák
Mr. Červeňák works at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences. He is one of the most experienced organizers of FYKOS. For a long time, he has been technically responsible for the organization of Fyziklani and Physics Brawl Online as he develops and maintains the game systems.
doc. RNDr. Martin Čížek, Ph.D.
Doc. Čížek is an employee of CUNI MFF - ITP. He examines collisions of atoms and molecules and molecular electronics. He takes part in the testing of problem assignments for Fyziklani and Physics Brawl Online.
Mgr. Daniela Dupkalová
Mgr. Dupkalová is a graduate of CUNI MFF. She was the main organizer of FYKOS for four years. She has extensive experience with organizing events such as Fyziklani, Physics Brawl Online, and Náboj Physics.
Bc. Kateřina Charvátová
Bc. Charvátová is a student at CUNI MFF. She is the main organizer of Physics Brawl Online and an active organizer of Fyziklani and FYKOS.
RNDr. Karel Kolář, Ph.D.
RNDr Kolář is an editor in the Prometheus publishing house and he ran FYKOS for several years as the main organizer. He has prior experience in the preparation and execution of Fyziklani since its 3rd year and of every edition of Physics Brawl Online. He was the main coordinator of MF Naboj (currently Naboj Junior). He was instrumental in organizing DSEF (Experimental Physics Day), Applied Physics Week, Science Week at Jaderka, and other activities for high schools. He is a TMF judge.
doc. RNDr. Přemysl Kolorenč, Ph.D.
Doc. Kolorenč is an employee of CUNI MFF - ITP. He has been the head of FYKOS since its 21st year and is responsible for all its activities. He is a member of the Media Communications and PR Office of CUNI MFF.
Mgr. Štěpán Stenchlák
Mgr. Stenchlák is a student at CUNI MFF and he organizes FYKOS. He provides technical support and handles the promotion of Fyziklani and Physics Brawl Online.
Bc. Martin Vaněk
Bc. Vaněk is a student of CUNI MFF. He is the main organizer of FYKOS, which runs both Fyziklani and Physics Brawl Online and other educational events such as DSEF (Experimental Physics Day), educational camps, or internships at CUNI MFF.
doc. RNDr. Mgr. Vojtěch Žák, Ph.D.
Doc. Žák is the head of DPD CUNI MFF and he is a consultant of FYKOS. In his work, he focuses on the quality of physics education and the physics curriculum. He is a member of the Promotion Committee of CUNI MFF and also its coordinator for the physics section in Troja.

Guarantors

The guarantors of the competition are the workplaces of the Physics Section of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University, specifically the Institute of Theoretical Physics (ITP), the Department of Physics Didactics (DPD), and the Institute of Particle and Nuclear Physics (IPNP). Furthermore, distinct persons who have taken over the guarantee of the physics level of the competition problems are then nominally (in alphabetical order) doc. RNDr. Martin Cizek, Ph.D. (ITP), doc. RNDr. Jiří Dolejší, CSc. (IPNP), doc. RNDr. Zdenek Drozd, Ph.D. (DPD), doc. RNDr. Karel Houfek, Ph.D. (ITP), doc. RNDr. Přemysl Kolorenč, Ph.D. (ITP), doc. Mgr. Tomáš Ledvinka, Ph.D. (ITP), RNDr. Dana Mandikova, CSc. (DPD), RNDr. Jiří Novotný, CSc. (IPNP), Mgr. Martin Rybář Ph.D. (IPNP) and doc. RNDr. Vojtech Zak, Ph.D. (DPD).