A decades-old idea is quietly regaining attention in theoretical physics: ancient structures embedded in the universe’s ...
Like stretch marks left on skin that expanded too quickly or cracks embedded in freezing ice, cosmic strings are artifacts of ...
String theory attempts to unify all forces and particles in the universe using vibrating strings. It aims to explain the Standard Model of particle physics, which is incomplete. String theory predicts ...
One of the most striking outcomes of the surface-minimization framework is its ability to explain structural features that ...