theoretical physics
Elliott Lieb has been awarded the 2022 Gauss Prize for outstanding contributions to physics, chemistry, and pure mathematics.
We may be a little closer to a direct detection of dark energy thanks to a new result that came about, in a sense, by accident.
We talk to Chiara Marletto about a new way of looking at the physical world that may solve some of the problems physicists are currently struggling with.
The "free-range mathematician" and "architect of particle physics" has passed away in Princeton.
A new particle that has recently been discovered at CERN confirms predictions made by theoretical physicists over six years ago.
If, as string theory suggests, the world is made of strings, then what does that mean for a geometry of points? Find out more in this video.
Nadia Bahjat-Abbas is a mature student working on one of the hardest problems of modern physics. Find out more in this video.
The holy grail for 21st century physics is to produce a unified theory of everything — M-theory is a prime candidate. Find out more in this video.
Masaki Shigemori works on black holes and spacetime bubbles. Find out more in this video.
Sanjaye Ramgoolam uses techniques from physics in linguistics, the study of languages. Find out more about this surprising connection between physics, maths and language in this video.
Can physics do for maths what maths has done for physics?
-
Want facts and want them fast? Our Maths in a minute series explores key mathematical concepts in just a few words.
What do chocolate and mayonnaise have in common? It's maths! Find out how in this podcast featuring engineer Valerie Pinfield.
Is it possible to write unique music with the limited quantity of notes and chords available? We ask musician Oli Freke!
How can maths help to understand the Southern Ocean, a vital component of the Earth's climate system?
Was the mathematical modelling projecting the course of the pandemic too pessimistic, or were the projections justified? Matt Keeling tells our colleagues from SBIDER about the COVID models that fed into public policy.
PhD student Daniel Kreuter tells us about his work on the BloodCounts! project, which uses maths to make optimal use of the billions of blood tests performed every year around the globe.