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‘Groups’ Underpin Modern Math. Here’s How They Work.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/groups-underpin-modern-math-heres-how-they-work-20240906/
Published: September 6, 2024 15:05
What do the integers have in common with the symmetries of a triangle? In the 19th century, mathematicians invented groups as an answer to this question. The post ‘Groups’ Underpin Modern Math. Here’s How They Work. first appeared on Quanta…
The First Nuclear Clock Will Test if Fundamental Constants Change
Published: September 4, 2024 15:02
An ultra-precise measurement of a transition in the hearts of thorium atoms gives physicists a tool to probe the forces that bind the universe. The post The First Nuclear Clock Will Test if Fundamental Constants Change first appeared on Quanta…
How the Higgs Field (Actually) Gives Mass to Elementary Particles
Published: September 3, 2024 13:53
In this article adapted from his new book, "Waves in an Impossible Sea," physicist Matt Strassler explains that the origin of mass in the universe has a lot to do with music. The post How the Higgs Field (Actually) Gives Mass to Elementary…
Perplexing the Web, One Probability Puzzle at a Time
https://www.quantamagazine.org/perplexing-the-web-one-probability-puzzle-at-a-time-20240829/
Published: August 29, 2024 14:00
The mathematician Daniel Litt has driven social media users to distraction with a series of simple-seeming but counterintuitive probability puzzles. The post Perplexing the Web, One Probability Puzzle at a Time first appeared on Quanta Magazine
Do We Need a New Theory of Gravity?
https://www.quantamagazine.org/do-we-need-a-new-theory-of-gravity-20240829/
Published: August 29, 2024 13:35
Since Newton had his initial revelation about gravity, our understanding of this fundamental concept has evolved in unexpected ways. In this week’s episode, theoretical physicist Claudia de Rham and co-host Janna Levin discuss the ways our current…
Computer Scientists Prove That Heat Destroys Quantum Entanglement
https://www.quantamagazine.org/computer-scientists-prove-that-heat-destroys-entanglement-20240828/
Published: August 28, 2024 14:09
While devising a new quantum algorithm, four researchers accidentally established a hard limit on entanglement. The post Computer Scientists Prove That Heat Destroys Quantum Entanglement first appeared on Quanta Magazine
How Our Longest Nerve Orchestrates the Mind-Body Connection
https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-our-longest-nerve-orchestrates-the-mind-body-connection-20240826/
Published: August 26, 2024 14:45
Like a highway system, the vagus nerve branches profusely from your brain through your organs to marshal bodily functions, including aspects of mind such as mood, pleasure and fear. The post How Our Longest Nerve Orchestrates the Mind-Body…
How Colorful Ribbon Diagrams Became the Face of Proteins
https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-colorful-ribbon-diagrams-became-the-face-of-proteins-20240823/
Published: August 23, 2024 14:43
Proteins are often visualized as cascades of curled ribbons and twisted strings, which both reveal and conceal the mess of atoms that make up these impossibly complex molecules. The post How Colorful Ribbon Diagrams Became the Face of Proteins…
Mathematicians Prove Hawking Wrong About the Most Extreme Black Holes
Published: August 21, 2024 14:31
For decades, extremal black holes were considered mathematically impossible. A new proof reveals otherwise. The post Mathematicians Prove Hawking Wrong About the Most Extreme Black Holes first appeared on Quanta Magazine
Diminishing Dark Energy May Evade the ‘Swampland’ of Impossible Universes
Published: August 19, 2024 14:20
The largest-ever 3D map of the cosmos hints that the dark energy that’s fueling the universe’s expansion may be weakening. One community of theoretical physicists expected as much. The post Diminishing Dark Energy May Evade the ‘Swampland’ of…