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The study of microorganisms, or microbiology, has demonstrated significant development since its inception and is currently a key field of biological sciences that has a huge impact on modern society and scientific research. Over the…

Biological Physics · Physics 2025-05-16 Daniil S. Gerassimov

Well over a century after the discovery of the electron, we are still faced with serious conceptual issues regarding precisely what an electron is. Since the development of particle physics and the Standard Model, we have accumulated a…

General Physics · Physics 2015-11-25 Kevin H. Knuth

This paper describes a path integral formulation of the free energy principle. The ensuing account expresses the paths or trajectories that a particle takes as it evolves over time. The main results are a method or principle of least action…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2023-09-25 Karl Friston , Lancelot Da Costa , Dalton A. R. Sakthivadivel , Conor Heins , Grigorios A. Pavliotis , Maxwell Ramstead , Thomas Parr

Gravity is one of the most inexplicable forces of nature, controlling everything, from the expansion of the Universe to the ebb and flow of ocean tides. The search for the laws of motion and gravitation began more than two thousand years…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2012-01-26 V. H. Satheeshkumar , P. K. Suresh

Theoretical physics is the search for simple and universal mathematical descriptions of the natural world. In contrast, much of modern biology is an exploration of the complexity and diversity of life. For many, this contrast is prima facie…

Biological Physics · Physics 2024-01-23 William Bialek

We state several ideas based on the view-point of particle behaviour of matter to explain wave character of photon and elementary particles. By using Newton's suggestion of light ray, we clarify integrally the behaviour of light ``wave''.…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Do Minh Chi

We attempt to provide a comprehensive model of evolution of science across millennia taking into account the contributions of other intellectual traditions, cultural value system and increasing in sophistication of humans in their study of…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2016-05-09 M N Vahia

This is the first expression of my thoughts and my experiments with Nature about the mathematical description of the Universe. The theories about our surrounding Nature became popular from our ancient civilizations and may be from the…

General Physics · Physics 2021-08-31 Surendra Mund

An attempt to construct a phenomenological theory of earthquakes is being undertaken by a small research team, which includes the author. We have only taken the first steps towards goal, but the results already obtained convincingly…

Geophysics · Physics 2025-10-31 A. V. Guglielmi

To fully understand the present position concerning so-called dark matter, it is necessary to examine the historical background since, only by following this approach, do all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place. Here an attempt is made…

General Physics · Physics 2009-11-24 Jeremy Dunning-Davies

A type of mechanics will be presented that possesses some distinctive properties. On the one hand, its physical description & rules of operation are readily comprehensible & intuitively clear. On the other, it fully satisfies all observable…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-05 Eric Tesse

Over the last Century the method of particle acceleration to high energies has become the prime approach to explore the fundamental nature of matter in laboratory. It appears that the latest search of the contemporary accelerator based on…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2012-11-12 T. Tajima , K. Homma

The idea that particles are the basic constituents of all matter dates back to ancient times and formed the basis of physical thought well into modern times. The debate about whether light was a wave or a stream of particles also lasted…

General Physics · Physics 2016-03-24 Gerald E. Marsh

Quantum coherence is a fundamental property of quantum systems, separating quantum from classical physics. Recently, there has been significant interest in the characterization of quantum coherence as a resource, investigating how coherence…

The answer to the question in the title is: in search of new physics beyond the Standard Model, for which there are many motivations, including the likely instability of the electroweak vacuum, dark matter, the origin of matter, the masses…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2018-01-17 John Ellis

The generation of time signals is a fundamental task in science. Here we study the relation between the quality of a time signal and the physics of the system that generates it. According to quantum theory, any time signal can be decomposed…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-04-20 Yuxiang Yang , Renato Renner

The resonance phenomenon is of central importance in many areas of physics, with particular significance in the study of nuclear structure and reactions. Starting from the classical framework of damped driven oscillations, this text…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-05-06 Sebastian König , Kévin Fossez , Rimantas Lazauskas

Quantum theory is incredibly successful, explaining the microscopic world with great accuracy, from the behaviour of subatomic particles to chemical reactions to solid-state electronics. There is not a single experimental finding…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-04-07 James Millen , Benjamin A. Stickler

We discuss the fundamental principles underlying the current physical theories and the prospects of further improving their knowledge through experiments in space.

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-10 Orfeu Bertolami , Clovis Jacinto de Matos , Jean Christophe Grenouilleau , Olivier Minster , Sergio Volonte

In learning quantum mechanics, an essential question has always been: How does one go about developing a "physical feel" for quantum phenomena? Naturally, one needs a basis or ground zero to start from, and that basis must be unlike…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-03-15 Masud Mansuripur