All shook up over topology Physicists and mathematicians have bonded over their shared explorations of bizarre states of matter.
The strange topology that is reshaping physics Topological effects might be hiding inside perfectly ordinary materials, waiting to reveal bizarre new particles or bolster quantum computing. Davide Castelvecchi
Charles Kane never thought he would be cavorting with topologists. “I don't think like a mathematician,” admits Kane, a theoretical physicist who has tended to focus on tangible problems about solid materials. He is not alone. Physicists have typically paid little attention to topology-the mathematical study of shapes and th
July 19 (UPI) -- The cosmos' tiniest particles and the distribution of matter across the vast universe occupy opposite ends of the scale spectrum, but they're not unrelated. In a new study, published this week in the journal Physical Review Letters, astrophysicists argue the nature of the smallest particles are linked with the vastness of the universe. In fact, researchers argue the cosmos is like one big particle accelerator. The study of the vast distribution of cosmic matter could offer new insights into the nature of quantum mechanical particles. "Ongoing observations of cosmological microwave background and large scale structures have achieved impressive precision, from which valuable information
