Superconductivity and magnetism have long been treated as rivals in condensed matter physics, one thriving on perfect ...

The Sun’s magnetic field is invisible to our eyes, but it quietly shapes everything from the shimmering auroras over the ...

For over 100 years, physicists, chemists, and materials scientists have developed extensive theoretical and experimental machinery to predict and characterize the electronic properties of magnetic ...

Inverse problems for magnetic Schrödinger operators are at the forefront of mathematical physics and analysis, as they address the challenge of determining unknown magnetic and electric potentials ...

Libor Šmejkal has a fondness for the artwork of M. C. Escher, whose work was often inspired by mathematics. One of Šmejkal’s favourite pieces is Horseman, a striking picture that features an elaborate ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Amid the roilings of the Milky Way, immense pockets of gas coalesce into clouds where stars are born. In this process, there is a hidden ...

Magnets have a north pole and a south pole. Two of the same pole will repel each other, while opposites attract. Only certain materials, especially those that contain iron, can be magnets. And there’s ...

The properties of magnets and compasses are described, as well as the origins of magnetism Introduction to Magnetism: The properties of magnets and compasses are described, as well as the origins of ...