Physicists at Brown University have proposed that the universe’s accelerating expansion may be stabilized by a hidden topological structure in space-time. Their model connects quantum gravity ...
Chern-Simons theory represents a pivotal framework in theoretical physics, characterised by its topological nature and the absence of local degrees of freedom in the bulk. At its core, the theory ...
The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...