A Puzzling Quantum Scenario Appears to Violate a Law of Physics
By resolving a paradox about light in a box, researchers hope to clarify the concept of energy in quantum theory. ..
By resolving a paradox about light in a box, researchers hope to clarify the concept of energy in quantum theory. ..
An experiment conducted on hybrid matter-antimatter atoms has defied researchers’ expectations. ..
A new analysis of W bosons suggests these particles are significantly heavier than predicted by the standard model of particle physics. ..
How might our universe emerge like a hologram out of a two-dimensional sheet? An infinitely distant “celestial sphere” could hold answers. ..
The same phenomenon by which an opera singer can shatter a wineglass also underlies the very existence of subatomic particles. ..
A surprising new solution to the famous “36 officers puzzle” offers a novel way of encoding quantum information. ..
Through his encyclopedic study of the electron, an obscure figure named Stefano Laporta found a handle on the subatomic world’s fearsome complexity. ..
In nonreciprocal systems, “exceptional points” are helping researchers understand phase transitions and possibly other phenomena. ..
Planck’s constant helps us understand atomic-sized things. One of the best ways to grok it is through this experiment involving different colors of light. ..
Theorists are in a frenzy over these bizarre, but potentially useful, hypothetical particles that can only move in combination with one another. ..