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THE ANT MILL — how theoretical high-energy physics descended into groupthink, tribalism, and mass production of research

I have written a new book about the sociology of hep-th. The field is in crisis: no major breakthrough in 50 years and yet a remarkable absence of conceptually new ideas. This calls for an explanation. Here is a paradox: the research field of hep-th has on the one hand not produced any major breakthrough…Read more THE ANT MILL — how theoretical high-energy physics descended into groupthink, tribalism, and mass production of research

Does the standard model originate from the mathematics of empty space? 

We have a new paper on the arXiv, in which we link the spectral formulation of the standard model to a candidate for a fundamental theory based on the geometry of a configuration space. JESPER MØLLER GRIMSTRUP APR 07, 2025 Together with the mathematician Johannes Aastrup I have just posted a new paper on the arXiv,…Read more Does the standard model originate from the mathematics of empty space? 

The sociology of theoretical high-energy physics

Together with physicist and data analyst Jarl Sidelmann I have just posted a bibliometrical study of hep-th on the arXiv. In this post I will explain what we did and what we have found. In a new bibliometrical study we show that the levels of competition for survival in theoretical high-energy physics has increased dramatically during…Read more The sociology of theoretical high-energy physics

A new framework of unification

We have a new paper on the arXiv today in which we present a novel framework of unification in high-energy physics. In this newsletter I will give a non-technical presentation of our results Happy new year everyone! Johannes and myself have just posted a new paper on the arXiv in which we present a new framework of…Read more A new framework of unification

Newsletter No. 11

13.09.2023 Hi everyone, it’s finally time for a newsletter. I spent the last two weeks in Hannover, Germany, working with Johannes, and today we posted a new paper on the archive. We have made some significant progress and in this newsletter I would like to explain in a non-technical manner what we have found.  Our…Read more Newsletter No. 11

Newsletter No. 10

05.04.2021 Hi everyone, it’s time for a newsletter. A few things have happened since my last newsletter, both concerning my work with Johannes Aastrup and concerning other things. In the following I will try to cover it all.  Also, I am going to write something about our research from a birds eye perspective: the broad…Read more Newsletter No. 10