Black Holes: #4 Perturbing
A continuation in the series on Black Holes, examining the Black Hole Stability Conjecture. Asking whether, when black holes are disturbed they return to their stable state after spewing out gravitational waves.
Not your “general” relativity
A post describing Einstein-Cartan theory; an alternative to Einstein’s General Relativity which could more closely describe the universe, as well as removing some of the big problems posed by general relativity.
AdS/CFT: a deep duality
A post qualitatively explaining the main ideas behind the AdS/CFT correspondence. The breakthroughs in theoretical physics due to the theory are outlined along with the consequences for how we view our universe.
Dividing by zero
Why you can’t divide by zero – the limit does not exist.
A System of Plenty
Today we bring together black holes and exoplanets to fantasise over the ultimate solar system with a dark twist.
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.
Three worlds, three mysteries
The three worlds – the Platonic mathematical, the physical and the mental all interacting with three great mysteries yielding one very interesting paradox.
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.
Rationalising The Universe 