A quantum simulator has given physicists a new look at one of the strangest ...

A trapped-ion quantum simulator has captured the real-time unraveling of a confining string, revealing that charge pairs form ...

Scientists seeking the secrets of the universe would like to make a model that shows how all of nature's forces and particles fit together. It would be nice to do it with Legos. But perhaps a better ...

CHAPTERS 0:00 What we see vs. possible hidden reality 2:06 What is a dimension? 3:22 Isn't time a dimension? 5:20 The strange ...

An international team led by Innsbruck quantum physicist Peter Zoller, together with the US company QuEra Computing, has directly observed a gauge field theory similar to models from particle physics ...

String theory seeks to describe fundamental interactions by modelling particles as one-dimensional strings. In efforts to unify quantum mechanics and general relativity, it introduces additional ...

In quantum field theory, spontaneous particle formation can occur when the potential energy between two elementary particles increases with their separation, as if they were confined by a string. When ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. String theory captured the hearts and minds of many physicists decades ago because of a beautiful simplicity. Zoom in far enough on a ...

Hasbrouck 134. Refreshments at 3:45. Presentation begins at 4:00. "New Approaches to Quantum Gravity and String Theory" The unification of quantum mechanics and general relativity remains a mystery, ...

I introduce the basic notions of perturbative (super)string theories and their connection to two-dimensional (super)conformal field theories. Along the way, I will explain some basic concepts in ...

A proposed experiment could shed light on the unknown interplay of quantum theory and general relativity. Quantum theory in curved spacetime can be theoretically understood beyond the limit at which ...

Scientists seeking the secrets of the universe would like to make a model that shows how all of nature’s forces and particles fit together. It would be nice to do it with Legos. But perhaps a better ...