‘Impossible’ Particle Adds a Piece to the Strong Force Puzzle
The unexpected discovery of the double-charm tetraquark gives physicists fresh insight into the strongest of nature’s fundamental forces. ..
The unexpected discovery of the double-charm tetraquark gives physicists fresh insight into the strongest of nature’s fundamental forces. ..
Theorists are in a frenzy over these bizarre, but potentially useful, hypothetical particles that can only move in combination with one another. ..
In three towering papers, a team of mathematicians has worked out the details of Liouville quantum field theory, forging a bridge between math and physics. ..
The full picture of quantum field theory has long eluded physicists. Calling in mathematicians will have profound consequences for both fields. ..
Long-awaited news from Fermilab’s Muon g-2 team may resolve a tantalizing conflict between nature and theory. But a separate calculation clouds the picture. ..
Spurred on by experiments that scramble the ordering of causes and their effects, some physicists are figuring out how to abandon causality altogether. ..
A new thought experiment indicates that quantum mechanics doesn’t work without strange numbers that turn negative when squared. ..