"As theorists study black holes and other objects in AdS space, they keep learning Wheeler-esque lessons. One is that the connectivity of space — the ability to get from one place to another — seems to stem from particles on the boundary linked by correlations known as quantum entanglement."
""Don’t let fear of getting sucked into a black hole keep you up at night, says Lia Medeiros, a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study; you’d have to get really close for that to happen."
Einstein’s general theory of relativity taught us that the
universe is expanding, but we have only recently discovered the
pace of that expansion and its consequences. View the video at
Business Insider as Robbert Dijkgraaf, Institute Director
and...
Confronted with a theoretical question, such as whether or not
gravitational waves exist, Richard Feynman never trusted
authorities. Rather, he tried to develop and convince himself of a
solution in the simplest way possible, constructing an...
In this video, Edward Witten,
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Laureate (2012) and
Charles Simonyi Professor in the School of Natural Sciences,
discusses string theory and the need in physics to reconcile
quantum theory, used for small...
