We care about your data, and we'd like to use cookies to give you a smooth browsing experience. Please agree and read more about our privacy policy.
Quanta Homepage
  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Biology
  • Computer Science
  • Topics
  • Archive

What's up in

In Theory

Latest Articles

Art for "What Are Feynman Diagrams?"
In Theory

How Feynman Diagrams Revolutionized Physics

By Thomas Lin
May 14, 2019
Comment
Read Later

In the late 1940s, Richard Feynman invented a visual tool for simplifying particle calculations that forever changed theoretical physics.

Art for "The Trouble With Turbulence"
In Theory

The Trouble With Turbulence

By Michael Moyer
January 28, 2019
Comment
Read Later

Turbulence is everywhere, yet it is one of the most difficult concepts for physicists to understand.

In Theory

How Complex Wholes Emerge From Simple Parts

By John Rennie
December 20, 2018
Comment
Read Later

Throughout nature, throngs of relatively simple elements can self-organize into behaviors that seem unexpectedly complex. Scientists are beginning to understand why and how these phenomena emerge without a central organizing entity.

Art for "How Holography Could Help Solve Quantum Gravity"
In Theory

How Holography Could Help Solve Quantum Gravity

By Thomas Lin
November 14, 2018
Comment
Read Later

In the latest campaign to reconcile Einstein’s theory of gravity with quantum mechanics, many physicists are studying how a higher dimensional space that includes gravity arises like a hologram from a lower dimensional particle theory.

Art for "The Universal Pattern Popping Up in Math, Physics and Biology"
In Theory

The Universal Pattern Popping Up in Math, Physics and Biology

By Thomas Lin
August 23, 2018
Comment
Read Later

Quanta’s In Theory video series returns with an exploration of a mysterious mathematical pattern found throughout nature.

Follow Quanta
Facebook
Facebook

Twitter
Twitter

Youtube
YouTube

Instagram
Instagram

RSS
RSS

Newsletter

Past Month

Most Read Articles

This Data is Current Loading...
This Data is Current Loading...
This Data is Current Loading...
The Quanta Newsletter

Get highlights of the most important news delivered to your email inbox

Recent newsletters
Quanta Homepage
Facebook
Twitter
Youtube
Instagram

  • About Quanta
  • Archive
  • Contact Us
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Simons Foundation
All Rights Reserved © 2023