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Gravitational Aquarium

The cosmos lives within everyday moments — observing an aquarium at METU and drawing parallels to gravitational physics.

May 10, 2025 · 4 min · Eren Erberk Erkul

Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem

From Einstein’s 1905 Brownian motion to quantum vacuum fluctuations and the Lindblad equation.

March 2, 2025 · 14 min · Eren Erberk Erkul

Through the Curtain — Darwin

A creative reimagining of Charles Darwin receiving Wallace’s letter — told through light, curtains, and the courage to publish.

September 30, 2024 · 4 min · Eren Erberk Erkul

Dispersion as a Consequence of Discrete Space-Time

How dispersion emerges naturally from a granular spacetime model — deriving dispersion relations from coupled oscillators on a lattice.

September 10, 2024 · 4 min · Eren Erberk Erkul

On the Origins of Time and Gravitation — A Thought Experiment

A thought experiment on the origins of time and gravitation, inspired by the stone waterfalls at METU.

April 1, 2024 · 1 min · Eren Erberk Erkul

TARDIS — Time and Relative Dimensions in Space

Is it possible to manipulate dimensions? Examining the TARDIS through the lens of mathematical physics.

April 3, 2023 · 4 min · Eren Erberk Erkul

William Rowan Hamilton — Forgotten Genius

The story of William Rowan Hamilton — an alcoholic poet who invented quaternions on a bridge in Dublin.

March 16, 2023 · 6 min · Eren Erberk Erkul

Special Relativity

An introduction to Einstein’s special relativity — from Galileo and Newton through Mach to the 1905 revolution.

March 5, 2023 · 6 min · Eren Erberk Erkul

What is the Most Fundamental Science?

Which science is the most fundamental — physics, neuroscience, or mathematics?

March 4, 2023 · 4 min · Eren Erberk Erkul