Grande unificationEn physique théorique, une théorie de grande unification, encore appelée GUT (pour Grand Unified Theory en anglais) est un modèle de la physique des particules dans lequel les trois interactions de jauge du modèle standard (électromagnétique, nucléaire faible et nucléaire forte) se fusionnent en une seule à hautes énergies. Cette interaction unifiée est caractérisée par une symétrie de jauge plus grande et donc plusieurs vecteurs de force, mais une seule constante de couplage unifiée.
Superfluid vacuum theorySuperfluid vacuum theory (SVT), sometimes known as the BEC vacuum theory, is an approach in theoretical physics and quantum mechanics where the fundamental physical vacuum (non-removable background) is considered as a superfluid or as a Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC). The microscopic structure of this physical vacuum is currently unknown and is a subject of intensive studies in SVT.
Monetary inflationMonetary inflation is a sustained increase in the money supply of a country (or currency area). Depending on many factors, especially public expectations, the fundamental state and development of the economy, and the transmission mechanism, it is likely to result in price inflation, which is usually just called "inflation", which is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services.Michael F. Bryan, On the Origin and Evolution of the Word "Inflation", clevelandfed.
Asset price inflationAsset price inflation is the economic phenomenon whereby the price of assets rise and become inflated. A common reason for higher asset prices is low interest rates. When interest rates are low, investors and savers cannot make easy returns using low-risk methods such as government bonds or savings accounts. To still get a return on their money, investors instead have to buy up other assets such as stocks and real estate, thereby bidding up the price and creating asset price inflation.
Ab initio methods (nuclear physics)In nuclear physics, ab initio methods seek to describe the atomic nucleus from the bottom up by solving the non-relativistic Schrödinger equation for all constituent nucleons and the forces between them. This is done either exactly for very light nuclei (up to four nucleons) or by employing certain well-controlled approximations for heavier nuclei. Ab initio methods constitute a more fundamental approach compared to e.g. the nuclear shell model. Recent progress has enabled ab initio treatment of heavier nuclei such as nickel.
Inflation par la demandeL'inflation par la demande est l'inflation qui est causée lorsque la demande (ou la demande agrégée) excède l'offre (ou l'offre agrégée). Ce phénomène implique l'augmentation du PIB et la baisse du chômage, comme indiqué par la courbe de Phillips. . L'inflation par la demande n'est censée se produire que lorsque l'économie est déjà dans une situation de plein emploi. Le phénomène se veut l'inverse de l'inflation par les coûts.
MultiversEn sciences, le multivers est l'ensemble des univers présents concurremment, dans le cadre d'une théorie cosmologique donnée. L'idée d'univers multiples se rencontre pour la première fois chez le philosophe grec Anaximandre (). Nicolas de Cues (Docte Ignorance, 1440) ainsi que Giordano Bruno (L'Infini, l'univers et les mondes, 1584) Toutefois, Bruno ne concevait pas l'existence d'une multitude d'univers, mais soutenait plutôt que l'univers était infini et dépourvu de centre, incluant une multitude de mondes centrés sur leur étoile.
Moduli (physics)In quantum field theory, the term moduli (or more properly moduli fields) is sometimes used to refer to scalar fields whose potential energy function has continuous families of global minima. Such potential functions frequently occur in supersymmetric systems. The term "modulus" is borrowed from mathematics (or more specifically, moduli space is borrowed from algebraic geometry), where it is used synonymously with "parameter". The word moduli (Moduln in German) first appeared in 1857 in Bernhard Riemann's celebrated paper "Theorie der Abel'schen Functionen".
