Has the Yang-Mills Mass Gap Been Solved? On the Nye Paper and What It Actually Claims
Every time I tell someone I am working on the Yang-Mills mass gap problem, I get the same response. “Hasn’t that been solved?” Sometimes it …
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Physics of Market Regimes and Microstructure
I have been working at the intersection of physics and quantitative finance for long enough now that the connection feels obvious to me. Physics provides the …
Read →The Defence Middleware Project — Origin, Build, and Where This Is Going
The preprint for Software-Defined Protocol Translation Middleware for MIL-STD-1553B and STANAG 4586 Interoperability is out on Zenodo (here). This post is not a …
Read →Research Log — March 2026
March was a month where something that had been building for a long time finally crossed the line from work-in-progress to something that exists in the world. …
Read →Why I Am Interested in the Yang–Mills Mass Gap Problem
A reflection on why I am interested in the Yang-Mills mass gap problem.
Read →What the Yang–Mills Mass Gap Problem Actually Asks
An explanation of what the Yang-Mills mass gap problem actually asks.
Read →Why Research Needs Builder Thinking
A reflection on why meaningful research requires the mindset of a builder, written as advice to my younger self.
Read →What Talking to Startup Founders Changed About How I Think About Research
How exposure to startup founders reshaped my approach to scientific research, risk, and execution.
Read →Differences Between Olympiad Math and Research Math
A reflection on the differences between olympiad math and research math, and what each prepares you for.
Read →Why I’m Writing This Blog
What this blog is for, who it’s meant to help, and what I plan to write here.
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