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plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · 1d

Such #quantum effects are usually only observed at very very small scales, but the laureates conducted experiments in which they demonstrated both tunnelling and quantised energy levels in a system big enough to be held in the hand. #physics #NobelPrize

plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · 1d

#Quantum tunnelling is possible because in quantum mechanics particles can acquire energy from out of nowhere for very brief moments of time, which allows a particle to "tunnel" through an energy barrier #physics #NobelPrize

A ridiculously short introduction to some very basic quantum mechanics

plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · 1d

#Quantum mechanics is hard and quantum tunnelling is weird. But here's a basic intro that gives you a sense of both plus.maths.org/content/ridi... #physics #NobelPrize

Some general ideas in very few words and without equations.

Nobel Prize in Physics 2025

plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · 1d

The 2025 #NobelPrize in #physics went to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis for "the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit" www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded jointly to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an...

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plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · 1d

Topological data analysis which uses pure #maths techniques to analyse (big) #data is one of our favourite topics at the moment. In the latest episode of our #podcast Mike Hill explores it further, including applications in social justice plus.maths.org/content/topo...

Topological data analysis with Michael Hill

Find out how topology, traditionally part of pure maths, can help us understand big data, with applications in areas such as cancer research and social justice.

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London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 7d

Day 2 of Black Heroes of Mathematics 2025 is well underway.

The second talk by Flavia K. Santos titled 'Scoping Maths Anxiety in Our Community - Updated' has just started.

You can join us right now, just register for the Zoom link ➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/black...

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plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · 7d

To see all our content on gravitational waves, go here plus.maths.org/content/tags... #maths #physics

New windows on the Universe

plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · 7d

You can find out more about why gravitational waves, having travelled across vast expanses of time and space, act as windows on the Universe in this article (partly based on a lecture by Nobel laureate Kip Thorne) plus.maths.org/content/ligo... #maths #physics

Find out what gravitational waves will tell us about the Universe: from understanding its birth to figuring out whether black holes have hairs.

Finally we can be sure — black holes, those gravitational monsters that gobble up everything that gets too close to them, do exist.

plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · 7d

The detection of gravitational waves also provided the first direct evidence of the existence of black holes! plus.maths.org/content/blac... #physics #maths

Black holes exist!

Physicists have finally detected the gravitational waves they have been chasing for nearly 100 years.

plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · 7d

It's 10 years since ripples in spacetime called gravitational waves were first detected! The announcement was a very exciting event and we look back in awe plus.maths.org/content/spac... #physics #maths

Spacetime does ripple

David Tong and 100 years of quantum mechanics

plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · 8d

We start the new season of our #podcast with one of our favourite physicists! David Tong talks about 100 years of #quantum mechanics, the theory it's grown into, quantum field theory, and strange connections in #physics plus.maths.org/content/davi... #maths #physics

Join us in a wavy dance from the very small to the very large with theoretical physicist David Tong!

Plus at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2025

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plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · 12d

Last week we had a wonderful time at #HLF25 where young researchers meet winners of the most important prizes in #maths and #computerscience. You can get a glimpse of what it was like in the #vlog we produced on behalf of @hlforum.bsky.social plus.maths.org/content/plus...

Watch the vlogs we produced at this year's HLF, an amazing event that connects young researchers with winners of prestigious prizes in maths and computer science!

An exciting new development in mathematics is the invention of proof assistants. Proof assistants ensure that the mathematics that is produced is grounded in the axioms that should underpin them. Whil...

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plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · 12d

Human mathematicians make errors. Proof assistants are here to help. And while they're at it they turn #maths into a highly collaborative experience. Find out more with our articles plus.maths.org/content/samp... #mathematics #proof

Proof assistants

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plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · 20d

Would you like to hear the inventor of the #internet, Vint Cerf, sing #karaoke? Then check out the latest #vlog from @hlforum.bsky.social #HLF25 youtu.be/sZz-NS4UeXE?...

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plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · 23d

We're having a great time at @hlforum.bsky.social as always! Our first vlog is out now, featuring young researchers from around the world, mathematical art, and two lovely science journalist friends youtu.be/c49WU053ZSg?... #HLF2025

VLOG@HLF25 PART ONE

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plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · 25d

We're back in Heidelberg for the 12th @hlforum.bsky.social where young researchers get to meet laureates of the most prestigious #maths and #compsci prizes. We'll be filming a vlog throughout the week, watch this space to see the episodes as they go live

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plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · Aug 12

Today we're revisiting the foundations of #maths! Gödel's results say there isn't one set of axioms on which all of maths should rest-different axioms allow you to prove different things. But is there a set of axioms that's more natural than all others? plus.maths.org/content/sear...

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plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · Aug 8

Gibbons did a lot of work with Stephen Hawking, find out more in this article plus.maths.org/content/step... #physics #blackholes

Stephen Hawking: Milestones of a life in physics

A quick tour to some of Hawking's most significant achievements.

2025 ICTP Dirac Medal Goes to Gravity Explorers | ICTP

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plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · Aug 8

Theoretical #physicist Gary Gibbons has been awarded a prestigious ICTP Dirac Medal for his part in "turning black holes into windows onto the deepest laws of nature" ictp.it/news/2025/8/...

They were among the first to use black holes as a testing ground for innovative theories on general relativity, quantum gravity and string theory. Three different approaches, one common goal: to under...

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plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · Jul 25

Are you someone who communicates complex #mathematics to non-expert audiences? Then check out the Mathsci-comm network, which we've set up with support from the Newton Gateway and the Newton Institute in Cambridge mathsci-comm.maths.org

Mathsci-comm Network

The Mathsci-comm network brings together people who communicate, or have a stake in communicating, complex mathematics and data science to a variety of non-expert audiences.

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plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · Jul 25

The harmonic series looks simple 1+ 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/4…
Yet, unintuitively, it grow without bound! Read more in our recent article by our intern Ben.
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Liz Fearon: Co-producing mathematics with the public

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Steve Phelps @mathtechcoach.bsky.social · Jul 18

Enjoy this square rolling in a square

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plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · Jul 24

You can also listen to an interview with Liz Fearon, who leads the COMMET project, in our #podcast plus.maths.org/content/liz-... @JuniperConsort1 #mathematics #maths

Find out about a pioneering new project which builds mathematical models together with the people who are affected.

Co-production of mathematical models

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plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · Jul 24

#Mathematical #models impact our lives daily but few people get to see them, let alone influence how they work. Find out about a pioneering project which is aiming to change that, involving people in the design of models from the outset plus.maths.org/content/co-p...

Find out about a pioneering new project which builds mathematical models together with the people who are affected by them.