Stories by Frank Wilczek

Frank Wilczek is a theoretical physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He won the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the theory of the strong force, and in 2012 he proposed the concept of time crystals. Credit: Nick Higgins

Space & Physics

The Mind-Expanding Power of Complementarity

Embracing divergent perspectives at the same time is a key to understanding reality

January 12, 2021 — Frank Wilczek | Opinion

Particle Physics

The Exquisite Precision of Time Crystals

Exotic new states of matter contain patterns that repeat like clockwork

October 16, 2019 — Frank Wilczek

The Sciences

Einstein's Parable of Quantum Insanity

Einstein refused to believe in the inherent unpredictability of the world. Is the subatomic world insane, or just subtle?

September 23, 2015 — Frank Wilczek and Quanta Magazine

Space & Physics

Happy Birthday, Electron

Lorentz's electron theory of 1892 bridges classical and modern physics

May 21, 2012 — Frank Wilczek

The Sciences

Anyons

In quantum mechanics, indistinguishable particles are subject to special interactions. Recent work has revealed the existence of a rich new class of possibilities: anyons

May 1, 1991 — Frank Wilczek

Space & Physics

The Cosmic Asymmetry between Matter and Antimatter

It seems the universe today is almost entirely the former. Evidence from both cosmology and particle physics (the study of the universe on the largest scale and the smallest) now suggests an explanation...

December 1, 1980 — Frank Wilczek