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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.

number theory

How I Learned to Love and Fear the Riemann Hypothesis

By Alex Kontorovich
January 4, 2021
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A number theorist recalls his first encounter with the Riemann hypothesis and breaks down the math in a new Quanta 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.

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Arrows of Time

By Dan Falk +2 authors
Eleanor Lutz
Olena Shmahalo
May 4, 2020
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The human mind has long grappled with the elusive nature of time: what it is, how to record it, how it regulates life, and whether it exists as a fundamental building block of the universe.

Multimedia

What Is the Geometry of the Universe?

By Erica Klarreich +1 authors
Lucy Reading-Ikkanda
March 16, 2020
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In our mind’s eye, the universe seems to go on forever. But using geometry we can explore a variety of three-dimensional shapes that offer alternatives to “ordinary” infinite space.

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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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In Theory

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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In Theory

The Trouble With Turbulence

By Michael Moyer
January 28, 2019
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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
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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.


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