A System of Plenty
Today we bring together black holes and exoplanets to fantasise over the ultimate solar system with a dark twist.
Category Archives: Physics
Black Holes: #3 The Second Horizon
A continuation in the series on Black Holes, examining the inner horizon known as the Cauchy Horizon and its implications on space and time.
A Quantum Fluctuation
How quantum fluctuations in the early universe acted as seeds of structure and eventually led to the formation of the galaxies that we see today.
Contains fairly complex ideas and references to previous posts.
Special Relativity & the Nature of Time
An extended piece on the nature of time as a result of the theory of Special Relativity.
What is Quantum Field Theory?
A brief, purely discursive, post explaining the motivations for and success of Quantum Field Theory.
What is a Group?
Today we will present the basics of Group Theory. Group Theory is essential to theoretical physics as it examines the symmetries of nature to uncover fundamental connections and patterns within the universe.
What’s the ‘Proper Time’?
Revisiting the theme of time we explain the geometry of spacetime and explore the special quantity known as ‘proper time’. A qualitative post which includes the use of simple graphs.
Laws of Quantum
A post which explains the five main laws which govern the quantum world. The post is purely qualitative and requires no use of mathematics.
How long is a piece of string?
A brief introduction to the biggest contender for a unified theory – a 2000 word introduction to string theory requiring no mathematics.
Quantum Computing
A brief introduction to the weird world of quantum computing. Learn how a small number of quibits can quickly transform into something wonderfully complex.
Rationalising The Universe 