Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' contains surprisingly accurate physics — suggesting he understood the hidden 'dynamism of the sky'
A new analysis of the brushstrokes and colors in Vincent van Gogh's famous painting Starry Night reveals a striking similarity to "hidden turbulence" in Earth's atmosphere, suggesting the iconic artist had a surprisingly detailed understanding of natural processes.
New research finds Van Gogh's ‘Starry Night’ skies align with physics
A new study found that the skies in Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” align with current models of atmospheric turbulence. NBC News’ Ellison Barber talks to astrophysicist Adam Frank on the science behind the iconic swirly sky.
Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ Is Surprisingly Scientifically Accurate, Mirroring Complex Atmospheric Physics
But the swirling skies in his masterpiece might be more than a projection of his inner turmoil. According to a new study, van Gogh’s depiction of the night sky is an uncannily accurate representation of a complex physical phenomenon: turbulence.
Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ actually captured 2 laws of physics with amazing accuracy
Have you ever gazed at Vincent van Gogh's iconic painting "The Starry Night" and felt like you could almost see the sky moving? Well, it turns out that your eyes weren't playing tricks on you.
Van Gogh's 'The Starry Night' masterpiece captured real world physics
Vincent van Gogh’s famous painting The Starry Night is renowned for its swirling blue skies and luminous yellow stars.
Scientists Found Hidden Physics Inside Van Gogh’s Starry Night
Scientists recently analyzed Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night to see how well its famous swirls matched up with known atmospheric physics. After analysis, they found that not only did the shapes match up with our current ideas of atmospheric turbulence,
Turbulent skies of Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ align with a scientific theory, study finds
A new study suggests Vincent van Gogh showed a deep, intuitive understanding of the mathematical structure of turbulence in his painting “The Starry Night.”
Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ held a secret — and scientists just discovered the ‘hidden turbulence’
The Starry Night,” the 1889 hallmark artwork by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, is remarkably congruent to the astronomic principles of our sky, atmospheric scientists recently discovered. It also alludes to the artist being well ahead of the scientific minds of the 19th century.
Swirling Skies In Van Gogh's 'The Starry Night' Accurately Depict Turbulence: Researchers
A close-up look at some of the swirls in The Starry Night's sky. Credit: Vincent van Gogh/Public domain One of the most recognizable paintings of all time, The Starry Night, has been found to exhibit how mathematics governs turbulent flow.
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Why the words we use in physics obscure the true nature of reality
Simple words like "force" and "particle" can mislead us as to what reality is actually like. Physicist Matt Strassler unpacks ...
Mysteries of the bizarre 'pseudogap' in quantum physics finally untangled
By cleverly applying a computational technique, scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding the "pseudogap," a ...
Mössbauer Effect: How Precision Physics Could Reveal the Secrets of Gravitational Waves
Scientists have introduced a groundbreaking method for detecting gravitational waves using Mössbauer resonance, which is ...
No, Einstein Didn’t Solve the Biggest Problem in Physics
A lot of people have asked me to talk about the video “Did Einstein Crack the Biggest Problem in Physics…and didn’t know it?” ...
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Cosmology is at a tipping point—we may be on the verge of discovering new physics
For the past few years, a series of controversies have rocked the well-established field of cosmology. In a nutshell, the ...
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Physics Colloquium: "Nuclear Structure through Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy: Insights from the Island of Inversion" 9/25
In this presentation, I will discuss the physics of exotic isotopes in the "island of inversion" and highlight recent experimental efforts, focusing on γ-ray spectroscopy, to explore this area of ...
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Physics team electrifies the quantum world
Researchers have developed a method to model a central theory of quantum gravity in the laboratory. Their goal: to decipher previously unexplained phenomena in the quantum world.
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Ultra-Precise Particle Measurement Narrows Pathway to ‘New Physics’
A long-awaited calculation of the W boson’s mass agrees with theory, contradicting a previous anomaly that had raised the ...