String theory is the idea that the building blocks of nature are made up of tiny, one-dimensional strings of energy rather than point particles. According to the theory, these strings vibrate at ...

In 1931, physicist Hans Bethe predicted that, in certain one-dimensional quantum systems, particles can bind together to form multi-particle states known as Bethe strings. Unlike ordinary molecules, ...

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel’s arrival at the New York Philharmonic has triggered a rhapsody in the city’s classical-music scene ...

NEVER SAY physicists have no sense of humour. A topic that can dub fundamental particles “strange”, “charm”, “truth” and “beauty”, and propose that such objects are stuck together with bits of ...