“It isn’t—it doesn’t really have a mathematical basis—it is a collection of ideas,” said Lewis. “In the cycle of science it remains at the hypothesis stage and needs to become a ...

He was also known for his tendency to push the boundaries of what was possible in physics with creative ideas. “A lover of poetry and philosophy,” who “was acutely aware of the power of word ...

With a project of this size—around 800 miles long, to be precise—other discoveries are also possible. In fact, a recently published study in the Journal of High Energy Physics from the High Energy ...