In January 2024 I wrote a paper showing how to define the Supersymmetric Virasoro Minimal String* (SVMS) as a random matrix model, compute many of its properties, and indeed predict many aspects of its physics. This was the first time the SVMS had been constructed. Despite that, a recent paper found it necessary to specifically single out my paper disparagingly as somehow not being a string theory paper, in service of (of course) their own work trying to formulate it. Odd - and disappointingl...| Asymptotia
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Dr. David Gross gives a brief explanation of string theory in the Nobel video posted above. Dr. David Gross, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist whose groundbreaking work led the way to new thinking in the world of physics, will give a public talk at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at Chapman University. “We are thrilled that […]| Happenings
Since you asked, I should indeed say a few words about how things have been going since I left my previous position and moved to being faculty at the Santa Barbara Department of Physics. It's Simply Wonderful! (Well, that's really four I suppose, depending upon whether you count the contraction as one or two.) Really though, I've been having a great time. It is such a wonderful department with welcoming colleagues doing fantastic work in so many areas of physics. There's overall a real feelin...| Asymptotia
How big is the universe? While it is generally known that the universe is very big, the latest science reveals that its true size defies all comprehension.| AlwaysAsking.com
Pop culture has embraced the idea of a multiverse—but scientists aren't even sure if we should be debating its existence.| The Science of Fiction