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Puzzles - Quanta Magazine
Feb 16, 2024 · In honor of the actor and activist Nichelle Nichols, this month’s puzzle imagines a Star Trek adventure in which her character, Lieutenant Uhura, faces a life-and-death conundrum.
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The Mystery at the Heart of Physics That Only Math Can Solve
Jun 10, 2021 · David Tong, a physicist at the University of Cambridge, discusses the challenges and opportunities of understanding quantum field theory (QFT) from a mathematical perspective. He explains how QFT is the most successful physical theory ever invented, but also the most incomplete one, and how mathematics can help fill the gaps.
High-Temperature Superconductivity Understood at Last
Sep 21, 2022 · A new experiment visualizes superconductivity on the atomic scale in cuprates, confirming a 35-year-old theory based on superexchange. The theory attributes cuprate superconductivity to a quantum phenomenon that allows electrons to hop and pair up, and suggests ways to boost the critical temperature.
Abstractions blog - Quanta Magazine
Apr 22, 2024 · Abstractions navigates promising ideas in science and mathematics. Journey with us and join the conversation.
How the Physics of Resonance Shapes Reality | Quanta Magazine
Jan 26, 2022 · Resonance is a ubiquitous phenomenon that occurs when an object oscillates at a natural frequency driven by an external force. Learn how resonance underlies aspects of the world as diverse as music, nuclear fusion, and subatomic particles.
How Earth’s Climate Changes Naturally (and Why Things Are …
Jul 21, 2020 · Learn about 10 natural causes of climate variation in Earth’s past, from solar cycles to orbital wobbles, and how they compare with modern climate change. Find out how human activity has amplified and accelerated the warming trend that started in the 20th century.
How Gödel’s Proof Works - Quanta Magazine
Jul 14, 2020 · Learn how the logician Kurt Gödel proved that any mathematical system will have some statements that can never be proved, undermining the search for a unified theory of everything. Follow his ingenious scheme of mapping statements onto numbers and using arithmetic to reason about logic.