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An old puzzle in particle physics has been solved: How can quantum field theories be best formulated on a lattice to ...

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New director-general Mark Thomson discusses fundraising efforts and future priorities for Europe’s particle-physics ...

Physicists have long relied on the idea that electrons behave like tiny particles zipping through materials, even though ...

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The particles that are in an atom: protons, neutrons and electrons The particles that are in protons and neutrons: quarks The four fundamental forces: gravity, electromagnetism, the strong force and ...

An obscure theory of elementary particles proved to be key to China’s re-emergence as a scientific nation after the Cultural ...