One of the prize winners, Peter van Nieuwenhuizen John Griffin/Stony Brook University Communications
Supergravity is the idea that launched a thousand theories. This hypothesis suggests that the particle that causes gravity ought to have a partner, and from this idea came a possible way to solve some of the biggest mysteries in physics – from unifying gravity with quantum mechanics to explaining the effects of dark matter.
The three scientists that formulated supergravity – Sergio Ferrara, Daniel Z. Freedman and Peter van Nieuwenhuizen – have been awarded the $3 million Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics in recognition of their work. This is…
