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Solving Complex Quantum Many-Body Systems with Wavefunction Matching

Quantum many-body systems are incredibly complex. This makes them difficult to study even with the most powerful computers.

18 Nov 2024

A New Approach to Engineering Quantum Materials

The University of Birmingham researchers’ study, which was published in Nature Communications, provides a significant step toward creating and managing quantum materials with desired novel features that defy conventional physics.

18 Nov 2024

Neodymium Boosts Spin Control in Perovskite Materials for Quantum Sensing

A class of material called perovskites, which have special electronic bonding with many applications, could be useful for quantum sensing.

15 Nov 2024

Theoretical Breakthrough Could Simplify Understanding of XYZ Particle States

An elusive particle that first formed in the hot, dense maelstrom of the early universe has puzzled physicists for decades. Following its surprise discovery in 2003, scientists began observing a slew of other strange objects tied to the millionths of a second after the Big Bang.

15 Nov 2024

New Insights into the Mass of Protons and Neutrons

Research on trace anomaly in nucleons and pions uncovers mass distribution patterns, crucial for understanding quark binding and nucleon mass origins.

15 Nov 2024

Discovery of ‘Red Monsters’ Galaxies Sheds Light on Early Universe Formation

Scientists uncover three 'Red Monsters'—ultra-massive, dusty galaxies formed in the first billion years after the Big Bang. Learn how this discovery is reshaping our understanding of galaxy formation and star efficiency in the early Universe.

14 Nov 2024

Black Holes Consume a Gas Cloud in a Spectacular Event

Scientists have detected the signal from two giant black holes interacting with a cloud of gas in the center of a galaxy for the first time, using images from NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, according to a study published in Astronomy and Astrophysics.

14 Nov 2024

Astronomers Discover Mysterious ‘Red Monster’ Galaxies in the Early Universe

An international team that includes the University of Bath has discovered three ultra-massive galaxies (‘Red Monsters’) in the early Universe forming at unexpected speeds, challenging current models of galaxy formation.

14 Nov 2024

Tracing Earth's Past with Lithium Isotopes

Lithium isotope compositions in Doushantuo cap dolostone reveal diminished weathering and plume influences, shaping our understanding of ancient Earth dynamics.

13 Nov 2024

New Technique Unveils Subtle Nuclear Shapes Through Particle Smashups

Scientists have demonstrated a new way to use high-energy particle smashups at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) -; a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility for nuclear physics research at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory -; to reveal subtle details about the shapes of atomic nuclei.

13 Nov 2024