A new quantum recipe for black holes could be the first step toward a theory of "quantum gravity", the "holy grail" of ...

Scientists are on the trail of a mysterious five-particle structure that could challenge one of the biggest theories in physics: string theory. This rare particle—never seen before and predicted not ...

One list item – the observation or gravitational waves – happened in 2015 and Gates explains the importance of the discovery. He also explains why the observation of gravitons, which are central to a ...

A fleeting subatomic particle may be exposing flaws in a major physics theory. A refined measurement for subatomic muons has major implications—if fundamental theories are accurate.

In periods when we are looking for new theories, physics has always become philosophical. By Amanda Gefter . Contributing Writer. September 25, 2024. View PDF/Print Mode. fundamental physics general ...

In physics, gauge theory helps scientists take all the measurable things they know and align them in order to find commonalities or definitions. Using an old English expression, ...

Why String Theory Still Offers Hope We Can Unify Physics Evidence that the universe is made of strings has been elusive for 30 years, but the theory’s mathematical insights continue to have an ...

To square Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity with quantum mechanics requires some currently unknown physics, and that’s led some scientists to question if Einstein’s theory could ...

Classical physics theories suggest that when two or more electromagnetic waves interfere destructively (i.e., with their electric fields canceling each other out), they cannot interact with matter ...

Quantum mechanics — the breakthrough physics theory that paved the way to our modern understanding of atoms, molecules and light — is turning 100 years old next year. During that time, the ...

Forty years ago this month, the physics community was electrified by a remarkable paper that hinted at the realization of Albert Einstein’s long-held dream: a unified theory of physical reality ...