It might sound strange to think about physics (which often involves a lot of theory and hypotheticals) helping people solve mathematics problems. However, physics follows many math patterns very ...

Breakthroughs in physics sometimes require an assist from the field of mathematics—and vice versa. In 1912, Albert Einstein, then a 33-year-old theoretical physicist at the Eidgenössische Technische ...

Quantum computing is a complex marriage of math, physics and IT that will take society’s achievements to amazing new levels.

This article is the first part of a series about quantum field theory published by Quanta Magazine. Other stories in the series can be found here. Over the past century, quantum field theory has ...

Sometimes, a passion for physics catches a student by surprise, and they don’t start fulfilling the major requirements until their second year. In this case, the following plan will fulfill all ...

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