Take a self-guided tour from quantum to cosmos!
Fall/Winter 2018
This issue of Inside the Perimeter Magazine:
- Dives into the quandary at the heart of quantum physics, and profiles some recent advances in the field
- Discusses some of the challenges facing women and other minorities in physics, and explores avenues to correct the imbalance
- Brings updates from Perimeter's Outreach efforts
- and answers another PI Kids question: how are elements made?
From this issue
What drives us is our unbridled curiosity and appreciation of the extravagant beauty and simplicity inherent in nature.
Visiting researcher Oliver Schlotterer and his host Freddy Cachazo share the benefits of a deep immersion into Perimeter’s research and…
S.N. Bose was a Bengali mathematician who taught himself German in order to study physics. He then solved a problem…
Perimeter’s first Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Specialist, Shohini Ghose, wants to use data and discussion to improve diversity in physics.
Pioneering astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell isn’t one to stand back from a challenge, whether it involves analyzing data, tackling sexism,…
Quantum computing will rely on having a working quantum memory, but how can you verify if that memory really is…
Just because a theory works, doesn’t mean we understand it, writes Dan Falk.
Perimeter researchers have turned holography inside-out to better understand how it’s put together.
Has anyone told you that you are made of star stuff? It’s true.
How do you put a theory like quantum mechanics to the test? One way is to develop competing theories and…
Since her postdoc days at Perimeter, visiting researcher Claudia de Rham has explored gravity from all possible angles.
Research reveals a new class of neutron star oscillation frequencies not predicted by general relativity.
Recent Issues
At Perimeter, we like to say we run mostly on chalk and caffeine, but it's time to acknowledge a third fuel: silicon. Computational physics is becoming increasingly important at Perimeter and across the field. This issue of Inside the Perimeter explores the rich interconnection of physics and computing.
Also in this issue:
- Success at the Breakthrough Prize
- In discussion with Sir Martin Rees
- A former physics summer student gets back on the bus for ISSYP
- The fascinating history of digital computing
... and much more
After decades of speculation, theory, and indirect observation, we finally have visual proof: black holes exist. The first image of a black hole, released by the Event Horizon Telescope, or EHT, is truly astonishing. Ten years in the making, it is the highest resolution image in the history of science. The image is a triumph, but it is not an end. As we explore in this special issue, this is just the beginning.
Also in this issue:
- Robert Myers becomes Perimeter's new Director
- In conversation with Roger Penrose
- A young woman researcher explores the impact of Emmy Noether
- A quantum history of the light bulb
... and much more.
To say Stephen Hawking was a legend is to undersell his impact on cosmology and physics in both academia and the public consciousness. Yet, as Perimeter Director and Hawking's collaborator Neil Turok write in this issue: "Despite Stephen's stature, he never became stuck in his ideas. He was open to questioning everything." It is that spirit that powers Perimeter Institute, and which we showcase in this special issue dedicated to the late, great Stephen Hawking.