A universal scheme to self-test any quantum state or measurement
Bell, J. S. On the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox. Phys. Phys. Fiz. 1, 195 (1964). MathSciNet Google Scholar Bell, J.…
Detecting genuine multipartite entanglement in multi-qubit devices with restricted measurements
Background and notation Let us first state some definitions from graph theory that are relevant for this paper.…
A Century Later, Ramanujan’s Pi Equations Are Helping Physicists Unlock the Secrets of Nature
In 1914, Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan published a short paper detailing several unusual formulas for calculating the value…
‘Zombie Stars’ Might Be a Beacon in Our Search for Dark Matter
As physicist Cumrun Vafa once told me, puzzles in science often come in pairs, each serving as the…
That Plate You Just Dropped Followed a Weirdly Predictable Rule You’ve Never Heard Of
One innate (perhaps underappreciated) function of physics is to explain and generalize how stuff works in the real…
Learning quantum states of continuous-variable systems
Trace distance The trace distance between two quantum states ρ1 and ρ2 is defined as $${d}_{{\rm{tr}}}(\;{\rho }_{1},{\rho }_{2}):=\frac{1}{2}\|{\rho…
Fermi polarons under strain-induced pseudomagnetic fields
Pseudospin in strained TMDs The spatial symmetry of TMDs dictates that a linearly polarized photon in a state…
Reality Is Too Complex For Any Cosmic Computer Simulation, Study Suggests
How do we know we’re not living in a computer simulation? Is it even possible to tell? For…
Entanglement theory with limited computational resources
We now aim to determine the fundamental limits and possibilities of computationally efficient entanglement manipulation. Here the goal…
Inadequacy of the Casimir force for explaining a strong attractive force in a micrometre-sized narrow-gap re-entrant cavity
Pate, J., Goryachev, M., Chiao, R., Sharping, J. & Tobar, M. Casimir spring and dilution in macroscopic cavity…
6 Times Einstein Missed the Mark, but Still Changed Physics
Albert Einstein is undeniably one of the greatest names in physics. But Einstein, for all his contributions to…
Nobel Prize–winning Chinese physicist Chen-Ning Yang dies at 103 – Deccan Herald
Nobel Prize–winning Chinese physicist Chen-Ning Yang dies at 103 Deccan HeraldChen Ning Yang, Chinese-American physicist and Nobel laureate, dies…