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Abstractions blog

The Mathematical Structure of Particle Collisions Comes Into View

By Charlie Wood
August 20, 2020
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Physicists have identified an algebraic structure underlying the messy mathematics of particle collisions. Some hope it will lead to a more elegant theory of the natural world.

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How Feynman Diagrams Revolutionized Physics

By Thomas Lin
May 14, 2019
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In the late 1940s, Richard Feynman invented a visual tool for simplifying particle calculations that forever changed theoretical physics.

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Quantum Questions Inspire New Math

By Robbert Dijkgraaf
March 30, 2017
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In order to fully understand the quantum world, we may have to develop a new realm of mathematics.

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Abstractions blog

The Math That’s Too Difficult for Physics

By Kevin Hartnett
November 18, 2016
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How do physicists reconstruct what really happened in a particle collision? Through calculations that are so challenging that, in some cases, they simply can’t be done. Yet.

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Strange Numbers Found in Particle Collisions

By Kevin Hartnett
November 15, 2016
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An unexpected connection has emerged between the results of physics experiments and an important, seemingly unrelated set of numbers in pure mathematics.

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How Feynman Diagrams Almost Saved Space

By Frank Wilczek
July 5, 2016
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Richard Feynman’s famous diagrams weren’t just a way to do calculations. They represented a deep shift in thinking about how the universe is put together.

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theoretical physics

Betting on the Future of Quantum Gravity

By Natalie Wolchover
March 14, 2014
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New calculations suggest physicists may someday discover a fundamental theory of gravity, but it could require a radical new perspective on the universe.

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A Jewel at the Heart of Quantum Physics

By Natalie Wolchover
September 17, 2013
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Physicists have discovered a jewel-shaped geometric object that challenges the notion that space and time are fundamental constituents of nature.

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