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number theory

Mathematicians Chase Moonshine’s Shadow

By Erica Klarreich
March 12, 2015
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Researchers are on the trail of a mysterious connection between number theory, algebra and string theory.

astrophysics

Strange Stars Pulse to the Golden Mean

By Natalie Wolchover
March 10, 2015
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Nature has revealed peculiar mathematical objects that connect order and chaos.

particle physics

In LHC’s Shadow, America’s Collider Awakens

By Natalie Wolchover
March 6, 2015
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The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider fired up for its 15th run to take a deeper look at the building blocks of atoms.

theoretical physics

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?

cosmology

Joint Dust Analysis Deflates Big Bang Signal

By Natalie Wolchover
January 30, 2015
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No definitive evidence for cosmic inflation is found, but support remains strong for the theory even as critics highlight its shortcomings as an explanation for how and why the universe began.

geometry

Scientists Conjure Curves From Flatness

By Natalie Wolchover
January 6, 2015
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Researchers have found a set of rules for imbuing flat surfaces with curvature, enabling them to form a virtually unlimited range of three-dimensional structures.

Computer Science

A Common Logic to Seeing Cats and Cosmos

By Natalie Wolchover
December 4, 2014
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New research suggests physicists, computers and brains employ the same procedure to tease out important features from among other irrelevant bits of data.

Reaching for the Multiverse
Infinity and Beyond: The Ultimate Test

Multiverse Collisions May Dot the Sky

By Jennifer Ouellette
November 10, 2014
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Early in cosmic history, our universe may have bumped into another — a primordial clash that could have left traces in the Big Bang’s afterglow.

Infinity and Beyond: The Ultimate Test

In a Multiverse, What Are the Odds?

By Natalie Wolchover +1 authors
Peter Byrne
November 3, 2014
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Testing the multiverse hypothesis requires measuring whether our universe is statistically typical among the infinite variety of universes. But infinity does a number on statistics.


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