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Einstein's theory of gravity, general relativity, has passed all tests with predictions that are spot-on. One prediction that ...

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A study of more than 26,000 white dwarf stars has confirmed a long-predicted but elusive effect in these ultra-dense, dying ...

The wave-particle duality is one of the most astonishing and counterintuitive concepts in modern physics. This idea is based ...

Physics: Current Generated by the Quantum Hall Effect Has Additional Magnetic Properties Dec. 17, 2024 — The quantum Hall effect, a fundamental effect in quantum mechanics, not only generates an ...

Theoretical physicists along with an experimental team have found evidence of a quantum spin liquid in a material known as pyrochlore cerium stannate. They achieved this by combining state-of-the-art ...

French physicist Louis de Broglie presented his revolutionary theory that has become one of the cornerstones of quantum ...