Read article 'Black holes and qubits'
Black holes and qubits
Michael Duff explains how string theory and M-theory could have practical applications in quantum information theory.
Read article 'Black holes and qubits'
Read article 'Is quantum theory exact or approximate?'
Is quantum theory exact or approximate?
Most solutions to the measurement problem look for a reinterpretation of the formalism of quantum mechanics. Models in which the wave function collapses spontaneously, however, follow a different rout...
Read article 'Those were the days: discovering the gluon'
Those were the days: discovering the gluon
John Ellis recalls how theorists and experimentalist friends worked together to find the second gauge boson.
Read article 'Precise mass measurements may help decode X-ray bursts'
Precise mass measurements may help decode X-ray bursts
The results may make it easier to understand type I X-ray bursts, the most common stellar explosions in the galaxy.
Read article 'Cosmology’s golden age'
Cosmology’s golden age
Nobel laureate George Smoot looks at exciting times now and to come in cosmology.
Read article 'Dark-matter research arrives at the crossroads'
Dark-matter research arrives at the crossroads
The 2008 DESY Theory Workshop focused on the nature of dark matter.
Read article 'Relativity: A Very Short Introduction'
Relativity: A Very Short Introduction
Robert Cailliau reviews in 2009 Relativity: A Very Short Introduction.
Read article 'Conference probes the dark side of the universe'
Conference probes the dark side of the universe
Researchers gathered in Munich to discuss dark energy.
Read article 'The Pauli principle faces testing times'
The Pauli principle faces testing times
The SpinStat 2008 workshop looked at the nature of space–time.
Read article 'CERN pulls Strings together'
CERN pulls Strings together
The annual “Strings” conference draws together a large number of active researchers in the field from all over the world.
