A study published in Nuclear Physics B and led by Richard Pincak examines the possibility that the fundamental forces of nature and the characteristics of particles arise from the geometry of hidden extra dimensions.
The researchers propose that the universe may include unseen dimensions shaped into complex seven-dimensional forms called G2-manifolds. These structures were typically viewed as fixed, but Pincak and his team treat them as evolving systems that change over time through a process known as the G2–Ricci flow, which alters their internal geometry as it progresses.
