Physicists who work with a concept called string theory envision our universe as an eerie place with at least nine spatial dimensions, six of them hidden from us, perhaps curled up in some way so they ...

In this video, we explore the relationship between string theory and quantum field theory (QFT). QFT is a mathematical ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Did the early universe have just one spatial dimension? That’s the mind-boggling concept at the heart of a theory that University at Buffalo physicist Dejan Stojkovic and colleagues ...

Did the early universe have just one spatial dimension? That’s the mind-boggling concept at the heart of a theory that UB physicist Dejan Stojkovic and colleagues proposed in 2010. They suggested that ...

Physicists are exploring whether hidden dimensions and the shape of space could help explain why fundamental particles have ...

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Could the vast universe in which we live actually be the interior of a black hole within a larger universe? The idea, which ...

Some scientists think quantum mechanics may be working in a lower-dimensional setting, giving us the illusion of our 3-dimensional universe. This idea changes the nature of our perceived reality, ...

The universe began with an unimaginably hot, dense state. Inflation rapidly expanded the universe's size. Before inflation, the universe existed in a period called the GUT era where forces were ...

Dark matter could be even weirder than anyone thought, say cosmologists who are suggesting this mysterious substance that accounts for more than 80% of the universe's mass could interact with itself. ...

Not every existential crisis ends in dread. In the best cases, it opens new dimensions. When Turkish-Austrian artist Alea Pinar De Pre conceptualized her most recent collections of works, it was to ...