Why do so many turn to quantum physics to explain mystical experiences? This post explores how Quantum Field Theory has ...

Quantum field theory marries the ideas of other quantum theories to depict all particles as “excitations” that arise in ...

Yang Zhenning was born in 1922 in Hefei, Anhui Province, China. His early education took place in China, where he developed a keen interest in physics. After completing his undergraduate studies, he ...

Yang Zhenning (楊振寧, 103), a Nobel laureate in physics, professor at Tsinghua University, and Academician of the Chinese ...

In the world of physics, few names resonate as profoundly as Yang Chen-Ning. The esteemed physicist, Nobel laureate, and influential academic passed away on October 18, 2025, in B ...

Even in an incomplete state, quantum field theory is the most successful physical theory ever discovered. Nathan Seiberg, one of its leading architects, talks about the gaps in QFT and how ...

Mean-field theory and semiclassical methods constitute vital frameworks in contemporary quantum mechanics. By replacing the intricate web of particle interactions with an average or “mean” field, mean ...

At Aalto University in Finland, two physicists believe they may have cracked a puzzle that has defied generations of scientists: how to reconcile the physics of the very big with the physics of the ...

Two leading scientists discuss the future of their field. Credit...Ariel Davis Supported by By Dennis Overbye The future belongs to those who prepare for it, as scientists who petition federal ...

Quantum mechanics is perhaps the most unintuitive theory ever devised. And yet it’s also the most successful, in terms of sheer predictive power. Simply by following the math of quantum mechanics, ...