The simulation hypothesis—the idea that our universe might be an artificial construct running on some advanced alien computer—has long captured the public imagination. Yet most arguments about it rest ...

From ancient Greek philosopher Plato to Neo, hero of the dystopian film fantasy The Matrix, humans have long pondered the true nature of reality. Can we trust what we see, taste, touch, smell, and ...

There's a vast world of PC games that let you tackle the mundane in creative and surprisingly enjoyable ways. Build a PC, run a pizza shop, or become a bee with these strange and wondrous titles. In ...

The best simulation games give us - regular people - the chance to do things we wouldn't usually get the chance to do. Sometimes, these are extraordinary, highly specialized activities, and sometimes ...

Central charge, a key quantity in conformal field theories, is crucial in the study of critical phenomena, yet its measurement has remained elusive. Here, the authors extract the central charge of ...

There's an addictive quality to a government game that's unlike the rush you get from shooters or RPGs, although the escapism is no less real. Whether you're setting economic and trade policies, ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and ...

Molecular dynamics is a method that uses Newton’s equations of motion to computationally simulate the time evolution of a set of interacting atoms. Such techniques are dependent on a description of ...

The simulation revealed that liquid argon atoms don't undergo simple Brownian motion, but instead show complex dynamics including temporary "caging" by neighbors and subsequent escape—insights ...

Abstract: We present a comprehensive tutorial on the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) modeling of space, time, and space-time-varying media, building upon our previous review by offering a ...

This project provides a modular framework for simulating and visualizing different types of cellular automata, with a focus on exploring emergent behaviors, chaotic systems, and complex ...