Read article 'Experiments rechart the Big Bang'
Experiments rechart the Big Bang
In the beginning there were quarks and gluons the "quarkgluon plasma". Density and temperature decreased as the universe expanded and cooled.
Read article 'Experiments rechart the Big Bang'
Read article 'Why does CP violation matter to the universe?'
Why does CP violation matter to the universe?
John Ellis explains how far and how deep the implications of CP violation extend.
Read article 'Effective Medium Theory – Principles and Applications'
Effective Medium Theory – Principles and Applications
While not at the cutting edge of fundamental physics, effective medium theory is a fruitful way of describing and handling microstructure at the mesoscopic scale. The introduction is by Marshall Stone...
Read article 'Duality and Supersymmetric Theories'
Duality and Supersymmetric Theories
A collection of lectures given in a six-month programme at the Newton Institute in Cambridge, with an introduction and guide by the editors.
Read article 'Introduction to Superstrings and M-Theory (2nd edn)'
Introduction to Superstrings and M-Theory (2nd edn)
This edition of Kaku's book, first published in 1988, ensures the continued availability of a valuable introduction to this field, already heralded in some quarters as the physics of the 21st century.
Read article 'The quintessence of cosmology'
The quintessence of cosmology
The most striking recent development in cosmology has come from supernova studies, which reveal how the expansion rate of the universe changes with time. Rather than slowing down, the universe is ex...
Read article 'In hot pursuit of CP violation'
In hot pursuit of CP violation
Gerry Bauer explains the background to CP violation and points out how a range of new experiments to explore the phenomenon in a new setting should see much larger effects.
Read article 'What’s the quark matter?'
What’s the quark matter?
Careful analysis of data collected by the NA50 experiment studying high-energy heavy-ion collisions at CERN shows clear signs of new behaviour, suggesting that under these conditions the colliding nu...
Read article 'Superstrings, black holes and gauge theories'
Superstrings, black holes and gauge theories
Finding a quantum field theory that includes gravity has eluded the best minds of physics. Yaron Oz of CERN explains how the theory of superstrings modifies classical geometry, and how the secrets of...
Read article 'The quest for gravitational waves'
The quest for gravitational waves
The gravitational waves emitted by accelerated masses were predicted by Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity as long ago as 1916, but so far remain undetected.
