A scientific research & education institute
The elements of reality, and the mathematics that charts them.
The Pasayten Institute studies particle physics - and the algebra, number theory, and geometry beneath it.
What the Institute studies
Physics
Particles & fields
The Field Guide to Particle Physics - an illustrated guide to the subatomic world: every species, how it is made, and how it decays.
K⁺ → μ⁺ + ν
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Math
The structure underneath
Moonshine, vertex operator algebras, conformal field theory, and partition functions - the algebra and number theory beneath the physics.
j(τ) = q⁻¹ + 744 + 196884 q + ⋯
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The catalog
Projects
The Field Guide to Particle Physics
The Institute's popular-science flagship - free to read online, and a book. No physics background required.
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From the podcast
The Field Guide to Particle Physics - an episode for every particle.
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The North Cascades
Where the work gets done
The Institute works from the eastern slopes of the North Cascades, south of the Pasayten Wilderness and along the Methow river valley.