A trapped-ion quantum simulator has captured the real-time unraveling of a confining string, revealing that charge pairs form ...

A quantum simulator has given physicists a new look at one of the strangest ...

An international team led by Innsbruck quantum physicist Peter Zoller, together with the US company QuEra Computing, has directly observed a gauge field theory similar to models from particle physics ...

In quantum field theory, spontaneous particle formation can occur when the potential energy between two elementary particles increases with their separation, as if they were confined by a string. When ...

String theory seeks to describe fundamental interactions by modelling particles as one-dimensional strings. In efforts to unify quantum mechanics and general relativity, it introduces additional ...

Scientists seeking the secrets of the universe would like to make a model that shows how all of nature's forces and particles fit together. It would be nice to do it with Legos. But perhaps a better ...

Brian Greene, a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University and director of Columbia’s Center for Theoretical Physics, is the author of “The Elegant Universe” and “Until the End of ...

Hasbrouck 134. Refreshments at 3:45. Presentation begins at 4:00. "New Approaches to Quantum Gravity and String Theory" The unification of quantum mechanics and general relativity remains a mystery, ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. String theory captured the hearts and minds of many physicists decades ago because of a beautiful simplicity. Zoom in far enough on a ...

Physicists have long struggled with their goal of making gravity a quantum force. A radical post-quantum approach might solve ...