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The Journey to Define Dimension

By David S. Richeson
September 13, 2021
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The concept of dimension seems simple enough, but mathematicians struggled for centuries to precisely define and understand it.

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The Map of Mathematics

By Kevin Hartnett
February 13, 2020
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Explore our surprisingly simple, absurdly ambitious and necessarily incomplete guide to the boundless mathematical universe.

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How the Universe Got Its Bounce Back

By Natalie Wolchover
January 31, 2018
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Cosmologists have shown that it’s theoretically possible for a contracting universe to bounce and expand. The new work resuscitates an old idea that directly challenges the Big Bang theory of cosmic origins.

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Moonshine Master Toys With String Theory

By Natalie Wolchover
August 4, 2016
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The physicist-mathematician Miranda Cheng is working to harness a mysterious connection between string theory, algebra and number theory.

Inside this chamber, silica spheres probe for hidden extra dimensions, distortions of gravity, and dark-matter particles. | Peter DaSilva for Quanta Magazine
experimental physics

Tiny Tests Seek the Universe’s Big Mysteries

By Joshua Sokol
May 3, 2016
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The search for exotic new physical phenomena is being led by huge experiments like the Large Hadron Collider. But at the other end of the spectrum lie tabletop experiments — small-scale probes of hidden dimensions, dark matter and dark energy.

Physics

String Theory Meets Loop Quantum Gravity

By Sabine Hossenfelder
January 12, 2016
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Two leading candidates for a “theory of everything,” long thought to be incompatible, may be two sides of the same coin.

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Visions of Future Physics

By Natalie Wolchover
September 22, 2015
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Nima Arkani-Hamed is championing a campaign to build the world’s largest particle collider, even as he pursues a new vision of the laws of nature.

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Theories of Everything, Mapped

By Natalie Wolchover
August 3, 2015
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Explore the deepest mysteries at the frontier of fundamental physics, and the most promising ideas put forth to solve them.

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In Fake Universes, Evidence for String Theory

By Natalie Wolchover
February 18, 2015
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If string theorists can show that their framework is the only consistent theory of quantum gravity, does that make it true even without tangible evidence?

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