If so, laws might change when the universe itself changes phase. In the early universe, as temperatures and densities shifted, forces split apart from a unified origin. What we call “laws” may be like ...
In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called ...
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You're sitting in physics class, working on a traditional problem involving forces and acceleration, when you start to wonder where these terms even came from. Were they just dreamed up to bring ...
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Scientists want to connect the fundamental forces of nature in one Grand Unified Theory. The 1970s were a heady time in particle physics. New accelerators in the United States and Europe turned up ...
No matter how high an Olympian jumps, how fast they run, how hard they kick a ball, their amazing feats are always governed by the laws of physics. Pushing the physical limitations of a sport, as the ...
Many basketball players like to spin the ball on their fingers. It is some sort of juggling move that can be learned in a few days (see figure 1). To make the ball spin in balance on your fingers it ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. There's a beautiful, elegant idea that's out there in physics: that ...