Condensed matter is a huge field of physics that gets less attention than it deserves. We must show people its subtle magic if we are to draw in a diverse set of researchers for the next generation, says Felix Flicker Source link
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IN NOVEMBER 1997, a young physicist named Juan Maldacena proposed an almost ludicrously bold idea: that space-time, the fabric of the universe and apparently the backdrop against which reality plays out, is a hologram. For many working in the fields of particle physics and gravity at the time, Maldacena’s proposal …
Read More »Fundamental law of physics demonstrated using quantum objects
Measuring quantum properties like the wave function of photons of light has allowed researchers to test the principle of least action at a quantum level Hui Yan A centuries-old fundamental law of physics called the principle of least action has been demonstrated using quantum objects for the first time. “A …
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