Exploring the Quantum Universe
Neutrinos, Cosmology & the Big Questions
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Heinrich Päs works on
particle physics and cosmology and doesn't shy away from
asking the big questions.
He is also an enthusiastic writer, teacher and science communicator.
A major focus of his research are neutrinos, arguably the
most eccentric particles in the universe. Beyond that, his
conviction that the cosmos is essentially quantum in
nature makes him
believe that "all is one" on the most fundamental level of
reality. [...more about Heinrich] |
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Research Questions
-How Do Neutrinos Obtain Masses? -How Many Neutrinos Are There? -What Is Beyond the Standard Model of Particle Physics? -What Is the Dark Matter in the Universe? -What Is the Dark Energy in the Universe? -Why Is there More Matter than Antimatter? -Are There More Than Three Dimensions of Space? -What is Time? -How Quantum is the Universe? [...learn more about Heinrich's Research] |
Featured Writing
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Rethinking reality: Is the entire universe a single quantum object?
In the face of new evidence, physicists are starting to view the cosmos not as made up of disparate layers, but as a quantum whole linked by entanglement. - New Scientist Cover Feature, July 5, 2023 - Finalist for the 2024 ABSW Dr Katherine Giles Award |
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Why More Physicists Are Starting to Think Space and Time Are 'Illusions'
A concept called "quantum entanglement" suggests the fabric of the universe is more interconnected than we think. And it also suggests we have the wrong idea about reality. - The Daily Beast, January 30, 2023 |
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Ghostly Beacons of New Physics Neutrinos, the strangest beasts in the particle zoo, may soon open the way to unexplored realms - Scientific American Cover Feature, May 21, 2013 [...more writing in English or German] |
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Books
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"A heady mix of history, philosophy and cutting-edge theory that is fascinating", "stimulating and engrossing", "provocative and at times infuriating" - Andrew Crumey, The Wall Street Journal Blending physics, philosophy, and the history of ideas, The One is an epic, mind-expanding journey through millennia of human thought and into the nature of reality itself. - Basic Books 2023 [...available in English or Italian] |
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"Some science books are good because they tell you a lot about science. Some are good because they present their examples and argument in very well written prose. A few do both. 'The Perfect Wave' is one of the few." - John Gribbin, The Wall Street Journal Almost weightless and able to pass through the densest materials with ease, neutrinos seem to defy the laws of nature. But these mysterious particles may hold the key to our deepest questions about the universe... - Harvard University Press 2014 [...available in English or German] |