According to a theory first proposed in 1964, the molasses-like field associated with the Higgs provides a drag that varies according to particle type. What we’re still lacking, however, is a ...

2024年4月11日 · The Higgs field solved a huge question in theoretical particle physics, and the Higgs boson was a tantalising target that experimentalists could hunt for in order to tie theory …

2023年1月11日 · Read. Quantum Field Theory, As Simply As Possible is delivered with humour and erudition by Anthony Zee. What better way to get the little grey cells going than by unifying …

This is a sign of the field’s growing maturity, ... By contrast, integrated information theory focuses on phenomenological aspects of consciousness – what it is like, experientially – and ...

Three different quantum field theories deal with three of the four fundamental forces by which matter interacts: electromagnetism, which explains how atoms hold together; the strong …

2024年12月3日 · We collected some of the wildest physics that New Scientist covered in 2024, findings that are forcing scientists – and us – to rethink reality

2024年1月17日 · With anaesthetics and brain organoids, we are finally testing the idea that quantum effects explain consciousness – and the early results suggest this long-derided idea …

According to quantum electrodynamics, or QED, the quantum field theory that now explains electromagnetism, its force carrying particle – its “boson”, exchanged between all charged …

QCD is one of two quantum field theories, along with quantum electrodynamics or QED, the unified theory of electromagnetism and the weak nuclear force, that together make up the …

2023年4月5日 · A century ago, physicists felt sure it was the atom. Today, we believe that the deepest layer of reality is populated by a diverse cast of elementary particles, all governed by …