Dispersive determination of nucleon gravitational form factors
Meson form factors Pion has two GFFs which are defined as18,20,59,60,61 $$ \left\langle {\pi }^{a}({p}^{{\prime} })\left\vert {\hat{T}}^{\mu \nu…
After 100 Years of Quantum Mechanics, Physicists Still Can’t Agree on Anything
In July 1925—exactly a century ago—famed physicist Werner Heisenberg wrote a letter to his equally famous colleague, Wolfgang…
Microscopic theory of polariton group velocity renormalization
Model system We use the Generalized Holstein-Tavis-Cummings (GHTC) Hamiltonian23,24,25,26 to describe N excitons interacting with \({{{\mathcal{M}}}}\) cavity modes,…
Why “vibe physics” is the ultimate example of AI slop
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
New long-period radio transient discovered
XMM-Newton EPIC-PN image cutout of the field of ASKAP J1448−6856 showing a point source detected 2″ away from…
Einstein Was Wrong? ‘Idealized’ Double-Slit Experiment Ends Nearly 100-Year-Old Debate
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientists performing what they described as an “idealized” version of the infamous double-slit…
New Lightning Discovery Reveals How Electric Fields and X-rays Start a Chain Reaction
Lightning has captivated scientists for centuries, but despite extensive research, the precise atmospheric conditions that trigger a lightning…
Physicists explain previously unknown microscopic mechanism
Credit: ACS Nano (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5c05845 Physicists at Osnabrück University have examined individual water molecules on the calcite…
From thousands of defects, one magnesium oxide qubit emerges as a quantum contender
Magnesium atoms (orange) and oxygen atoms (red) surround the nitrogen-vacancy center in magnesium oxide, shown by a transparent…
Researchers make key gains in unlocking the promise of compact X-ray free-electron lasers
Jeroen van Tilborg, Sam Barber, and Carl Schroeder lean over the chicane magnets that connect the laser plasma…