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Why you need a computer to understand strings and knots

Why you need a computer to understand strings and knots

How theoretical physicist James Halverson is using data science and machine learning to study string theory
James Halverson, an assistant professor of physics at Northeastern, uses data science to study the many possibilities in string theory. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

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How theoretical physicist James Halverson is using data science and machine learning to study string theory

Northeastern University will honor professor Pran Nath for his contributions to particle physics and cosmology

Northeastern University will honor professor Pran Nath for his contributions to particle physics and cosmology

Northeastern team uses string theory to explain the fundamental nature of the universe

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Northeastern team uses string theory to explain the fundamental nature of the universe

Transit of Venus and our expanding universe

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Transit of Venus and our expanding universe