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This “Week” in the Universe: November 9th – November 22nd

By S.C. Kavassalis
Posted: November 24, 2010
Category: This Week In The Universe | Tagged AdS/CFT correspondence, antihydrogen, antimatter, black holes, fundamental constants, gauge symmetries, gauge/gravity duality, supergeometry, supernovae | Comments Off

Guest Post: The fine-structure constant is probably constant by Sean Carroll

By Sean M. Carroll
Posted: October 18, 2010
Category: Language and Physics | Tagged astrophysics, fundamental constants, guest blogging | 11 Comments

This (Long) Week in the Universe: August 24th – September 1st

By S.C. Kavassalis
Posted: September 1, 2010
Category: This Week In The Universe | Tagged astrophysics, black holes, dark matter, fundamental constants, galaxy mergers, gauge/gravity duality, gravity, string theory | 7 Comments
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