This persnickety number determines the strength of magnetic fields. It figures in everything from motors and generators to ...

With the help of innovative large-scale simulations on various supercomputers, physicists at Johannes Gutenberg University ...

Assimilating the infinite forms of a quantum field into a single prediction is the formidable task of a “quantum field theory,” or QFT. This is a model of how one or more quantum fields, each with ...

Physicists routinely describe the universe as being made of tiny subatomic particles that push and pull on one another by means of force fields. They call their subject “particle physics” and ...

Physics is the study of the underlying laws and mechanisms explaining how the universe works. Most of what we do in daily life is based on a principle or law of physics—dealing with forces, motion, ...

An ultracold plasma of 26,000 beryllium ions fluoresces when hit by a laser pulse. Ultracold atoms could be used to make quantum computers and sophisticated measuring devices, and may even unlock ...