by Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo A summary of this study showing that any operation of non-invertible symmetries is a quantum…
Category: Physics
Why did Louis de Broglie, Nobel laureate in physics, abandon his own pilot wave theory?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain This week marks the centenary of the French physicist Louis de Broglie’s doctoral thesis, which later earned him a Nobel prize for “his discovery of the…
Experts encourage focus on two-state systems
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team of physics educators from Italy, Hungary, Slovenia and Germany is focusing on a new approach to teaching quantum physics in schools. Traditional classroom teaching…
Capturing complex atoms in optical tweezers
Part of the experimental set-up with the cylindrical oven and the apparatus for cooling of erbium atoms. The light from the cyan laser is used to trap the particles. Credit:…
Extending classical black hole inequalities into the quantum realm
Scientists are exploring the effects of quantum phenomena on black hole dynamics. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Jeremy Schnittman, cmglee. A recent study in Physical Review Letters explores quantum effects…
A Businesslike Name for a ‘High-Performing Machine’
Newswise — NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The latest addition to the computational arsenal of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is an extraordinary machine with the…
