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Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have developed a unified theory for gauge freedoms in models of biological sequences, which could revolutionize fields like plant breeding and drug development. The new approach provides efficient formulas for scientists to interpret research results with greater confidence.
A research team from UniTrento partnered with Google's Quantum Ai Lab to study confinement in lattice gauge theory on powerful quantum computers. They successfully tested hypotheses using the quantum simulators' potential, which cannot be reached by conventional computers.
Researchers from USTC have used an ultra-cold atom simulator to study the relationship between non-equilibrium thermalization and quantum criticality in lattice gauge field theories. Their findings show that multi-body systems with gauge symmetry tend to thermalize more easily near quantum phase transition points.
The gauge/gravity duality states that gravity emerges from a quantum gauge theory, linking the fundamental nature of spacetime and matter. Recent advances in this duality have led to breakthroughs in resolving information paradoxes of black holes and modeling neutron star behavior.
Researchers at ICFO successfully simulated a topological gauge theory using ultracold potassium atoms dressed with laser light, moving beyond previous electromagnetism simulations. This breakthrough allows for better understanding of exotic quantum behavior in materials and error correction codes for future quantum computers.
Scientists at Kyoto University propose a novel approach using holograms to approximate the universe's expansion in de Sitter space. The model uses conformal field theory and a positive integer for the cosmological constant, enabling the identification of the first example of two-dimensional CFT.
Researchers at SISSA and ICTP used atomic physics experiments to simulate the Schwinger model, a gauge theory that describes particle interactions. This study confirms the potential of quantum simulators to investigate fundamental forces and could lead to simulations of complex systems.
Researchers at TIFR use first-principles calculation to predict the existence of exotic nuclei made of six heavy quarks. The predicted nuclei are stable against strong and electromagnetic decays but can decay through weak interactions, increasing their stability with mass.
Researchers at LMU Munich and the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics successfully simulated a specific lattice gauge theory using two-component ultracold bosons in optical superlattices. The study provided a controlled view of fundamental physical phenomena, including the interactions between particles mediated by gauge fields.
Researchers at OIST Graduate University have made a groundbreaking discovery about the behavior of protons inside ice. They found that protons exhibit locally ordered yet globally disordered patterns, which are rare in nature and occur only in ice.
Researchers compare theory with data from STAR experiment to establish the temperature boundary where ordinary matter and quark-gluon plasma cross over. The team also finds that the highly dynamical systems of gold-gold collisions achieve thermal equilibrium.
Researchers found new mathematical evidence that string theory's predictions mesh closely with gauge theory, which underlies the interactions among quarks and gluons. This breakthrough could open up uses for string theory in describing atomic nuclei and everyday matter.
The National Computing Facility for Lattice Gauge Theory (NCFLGT) will equip the University with a system capable of 144 billion calculations per second, advancing understanding of the fundamental forces of nature. This facility aims to make internationally significant advances in the understanding of the fundamental forces of nature.