Read article 'Finding the real world in a foam bath'
A new approach to simulating quantum geometry suggests that starting with a random froth, one might expect a world of three dimensions of space and one of time to appear naturally at large scales.
Read article 'Singular Null Hypersurfaces in General Relativity'
This book presents a comprehensive view of the mathematical theory of impulsive light-like signals in general relativity.
Read article 'Theory and experiment peer across the frontier'
The fourth conference in the "Beyond" series presented a clear overview of - and beyond - the current frontiers of particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology.
Read article 'The W and Z at LEP'
The Large Electron Positron collider made significant contributions to the process of establishing the Standard Model as the basis for matter and forces, and also built a platform for physics scenario...
Read article 'Space goes quantum at Stony Brook'
Does a melting crystal provide the key to developing a quantum description of gravity? Advances at the first Simons Workshop point to a connection.
Read article 'The Global Approach to Quantum Field Theory'
Luis Alvarez-Gaume reviews in 2004 The Global Approach to Quantum Field Theory.
Read article 'Fundamentals in Hadronic Atom Theory'
This is the first book to describe the theory of hadronic atoms and the unique laboratory they provide for studying hadronic interactions at threshold.
Read article 'The Discovery of Subatomic Particles, Revised Edition'
Christine Sutton reviews in 2003 The Discovery of Subatomic Particles, Revised Edition.
Read article 'Endowment reward for string theorists'
String theory in India recently received an unexpected boost when Jeffrey Epstein, a billionaire based in New York, gave string theorists associated with the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TI...
Read article 'Physics from heaven and Earth'
The International Europhysics Conference on High Energy Physics of the European Physical Society (HEP-EPS) provided a superb synergy between physics, history and music, as Felicitas Pauss reports.
