Perimeter’s nine research fields have been chosen strategically to form a complementary whole that spans the breadth of scales within physics. But researchers at Perimeter rarely stay firmly within one of these areas, for breakthroughs are often achieved by reaching beyond the scope of a well-defined field. 

This spirit of collaboration, combined with an emphasis on ambitious, unconstrained scientific inquiry, has fostered a vibrant, thriving research community.

 

 

Research areas

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Cosmology

Tackling the “big questions” of the universe: What is it made of? How did it begin?
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Mathematical Physics

Problems in physics give rise to new mathematics to solve them, and new mathematics opens doors to understanding the universe.
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Particle Physics

The study of nature's constituents and interactions at the most fundamental level.
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Quantum Fields and Strings

Our most powerful theoretical framework for the description of many natural phenomena.
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Quantum Foundations

Examining the conceptual and mathematical underpinnings of quantum theory to refine and reformulate it.
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Quantum Gravity

The quest to unify the disparate realms of quantum theory and general relativity.
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Quantum Information

Exploring the properties of quantum theory to achieve quantum error correction and study quantum complexity.
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Quantum Matter

The behaviour systems with many particles can be very different from that of the particles that make it up.
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Strong Gravity

Areas of space where gravity is extremely strong can serve as a natural testing ground for gravitational theories.