At the frontiers of physics and cosmology theoretical speculation proceeds without the constant confrontation with experiment often thought to be required for scientific validation. Richard Dawid ...

and cosmic strings, and the birth of eternal inflation. Fast forward to December 2007, and cosmology has clearly come of age. At the (electronic) invitation of Gibbons and Hawking, and their ...

It then covers string geometry and flux compactifications, applications to cosmology and particle physics, black holes in string theory and M-theory, and the microscopic origin of black-hole entropy.

Scientists seeking the secrets of the universe would like to make a model that shows how all of nature's forces and particles ...

The universe, as we understand it, commenced from a singularity point in an explosive event known as the Big Bang, an occurrence so vast and fundamentally transformative that it challenges the very ...

The quantum and gravitational theory group works on a wide range of topics in theoretical physics, from string theory to quantum information, condensed matter, and cosmology. Professor Albion Lawrence ...

Sir, The idea of multiple universes, or a multiverse, has captivated scientists and philosophers for centuries. This concept suggests that our universe is just one of many, each with its own unique ...