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Representations of fields becoming neutrons, doughnuts, pretzels, soccer balls and other objects.
The Joy of Why

What Is Quantum Field Theory and Why Is It Incomplete?

By Steven Strogatz
August 10, 2022
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Quantum field theory may be the most successful scientific theory of all time, but there’s reason to think it’s missing something. Steven Strogatz speaks with theoretical physicist David Tong about this enigmatic theory.

Video in which a white circle appears in the center of a blue starry field and grows until whiteness engulfs the whole image.
explainers

How the Physics of Nothing Underlies Everything

By Charlie Wood
August 9, 2022
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The key to understanding the origin and fate of the universe may be a more complete understanding of the vacuum.

theoretical physics

Particle Physicists Puzzle Over a New Duality

By Katie McCormick
August 1, 2022
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A hidden link has been found between two seemingly unrelated particle collision outcomes. It’s the latest example of a mysterious web of mathematical connections between disparate theories of physics.

Illustration of planets and other objects floating above the deformable sheet of space-time.
The Joy of Why

Where Do Space, Time and Gravity Come From?

By Steven Strogatz
May 4, 2022
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Einstein’s description of curved space-time doesn’t easily mesh with a universe made up of quantum wavefunctions. Theoretical physicist Sean Carroll discusses the quest for quantum gravity with host Steven Strogatz.

particle physics

A Deepening Crisis Forces Physicists to Rethink Structure of Nature’s Laws

By Natalie Wolchover
March 1, 2022
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Physicists are reexamining a longstanding assumption: that big stuff consists of smaller stuff.

Math Meets QFT

A Video Tour of the Standard Model

By Kevin Hartnett
July 16, 2021
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The Standard Model is a sweeping equation that has correctly predicted the results of virtually every experiment ever conducted, as Quanta explores in a new video.

Hidden Structure

A New Map of All the Particles and Forces

By Natalie Wolchover +2 authors
Samuel Velasco
Lucy Reading-Ikkanda
October 22, 2020
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We’ve created a new way to explore the fundamental constituents of the universe.

Multimedia

Quanta Writers and Editors Discuss Trends in Science and Math

By Thomas Lin
November 21, 2018
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On November 16, 2018, more than 200 readers joined writers and editors from Quanta Magazine for a wide-ranging panel discussion that examined the newest ideas in fundamental physics, biology and mathematics research.

Particle trails
particle physics

How the Hidden Higgs Could Reveal Our Universe’s Dark Sector

By Bob Henderson
September 26, 2017
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The universe has not cooperated with physicists’ hopes. In desperation, many are looking for new ways to search for surprises at the Large Hadron Collider.


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