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Asymptotic Freedom

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Nobel Physicist warns humanity may not live to see a Theory of Everything

Live Science entrevistates Nobel laureate David Gross about the quest to unite gravity with the other fundamental forces, the challenges of testing a Theory of Everything, and his sobering view that humanity may not survive long enough to witness it due to the ongoing nuclear-arms risk and the accelerating potential of AI-enabled weapons, calling for renewed diplomacy to reduce existential threats.

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"Honoring a Landmark Physics Breakthrough"

Physicist David Politzer reflects on his groundbreaking 1973 discovery of asymptotic freedom, which revealed how the strong force binds quarks inside atomic nuclei. This discovery, for which he won the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics, revolutionized particle physics by providing a working framework for quantum chromodynamics (QCD). Politzer discusses his journey, the challenges faced, and the broader implications of his work, which enabled precise calculations and experiments in the field.

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