Skip to main content

Reset your password

Please enter the e-mail address you used to register to reset your password

Note: The verification e-mail to change your password should arrive immediately. However, in some cases it takes longer. Don't forget to check your spam folder.

If you haven't received the e-mail in 24 hours, please contact customerservices@ioppublishing.org

Registration complete

Thank you for registering with Physics World
If you'd like to change your details at any time, please visit My account

Close
Astronomy and space

Astronomy and space

The art of cosmic simulations: can we build a universe on a computer?

05 Jun 2024

Savan Kharel reviews Simulating the Cosmos: Why the Universe Looks the Way It Does by Romeel Davé

A CPU chip, colourful numbers and fractal elements in perspective
Virtual reality Computational models put our understanding of the laws of physics to the test. But how much of the universe can we fit into a simulation? (Courtesy: iStock/agsandrew)
As I write this, I’m immersed in the excitement surrounding the upcoming solar eclipse in part

You’ve reached the limit of what you can view on Physics World without registering

If you already have an account on Physics World, then please sign in to continue reading

If you do not yet have an account, please register so you can

  • Access more than 20 years of online content
  • Choose which e-mail newsletters you would like to receive

Savan Kharel is an assistant instructional professor at the University of Chicago, e-mail skharel@uchicago.edu
Read previous

Ursula Le Guin: the pioneering author we should thank for popularizing Schrödinger’s cat
Read next

A love of triangles, the physics of spin, volcanic science and Pascal’s papers: micro reviews of the best recent books

Discover more from Physics World

Related jobs

Related events

Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors