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An Idea From Physics Helps AI See in Higher Dimensions
...also has deep connections to physics. Physical theories that describe the world, like Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity and the Standard Model of particle physics, exhibit a property called...
Landmark Computer Science Proof Cascades Through Physics and Math
...in physics can change computational complexity. “If you choose a different set of physics, like quantum rather than classical, you get a different complexity theory out of it,” Natarajan said....
Ultra-Accurate Clocks Lead Search for New Laws of Physics
...time, Ye could reveal an interaction between a hypothetical ultralight dark matter particle and the internal constituents of atoms. Such a find would shake up physics. Flambaum and Ye are...
The Physics of Glass Opens a Window Into Biology
...associate professor of physics at Syracuse University. “That work really convinced me that there could be a place for this kind of [physics-based] thinking in biology.” She took inspiration from...
The Year in Physics
...Garcia Garcia also studies the physics of nothing — the subject of a rollicking explainer published in August.) 2D Physics Unlocked Thousands of condensed matter physicists have studied graphene,...
Laser Physicists, Including Third Woman Ever, Win Physics Nobel
Three researchers shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for advances in laser physics. The winners include a woman for the first time in 55 years. The Nobel Prize in Physics...
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Newly Measured Particle Seems Heavy Enough to Break Known Physics
A new analysis of W bosons suggests these particles are significantly heavier than predicted by the Standard Model of particle physics. Physicists have found that an elementary particle called the...
Sparse Networks Come to the Aid of Big Physics
...least three continents. The switch marks a historic change for the physics community. “In physics, we are used to developing our own algorithms and computational approaches,” said Carlos Argüelles-Delgado, a...
The End of Theoretical Physics as We Know It
Computer simulations and custom-built quantum analogues are changing what it means to search for the laws of nature. Theoretical physics has a reputation for being complicated. I beg to differ....