About
Knot Physics is an independent theoretical physics research program developed through Ordinal Research Institute, which provides organizational and operational support. Current funding comes from private support as the program develops.
The program is in active development and has not yet produced peer-reviewed publications. Technical manuscripts are available on the Papers page.
The research program is a geometric unification approach: it seeks to account for particles, interactions, and quantum behavior using only the structure of the spacetime manifold. In this framework, elementary fermions are modeled as knots in spacetime, and physical phenomena arise from geometric and topological constraints rather than added parameters.
Team
The Knot Physics research program is led by a Lead Researcher and a Program Director, with ORI supporting research operations and coordination across the team and collaborators.
Cliff Ellgen
Lead Researcher
Cliff Ellgen is a theoretical physicist and the lead researcher of Knot Physics, a geometric unification program. He serves as President and Director of Research at Ordinal Research Institute, where he guides the Institute’s scientific direction and supports collaborations on foundational physics. He has been developing the Knot Physics framework since 2004. He earned a B.S. in Mathematics from Caltech.
Garrett Biehle
Researcher
Dr. Garrett Biehle received his Ph.D. from Caltech in astrophysics under advisors Kip Thorne and Roger Blandford. He worked out the structure and observational signature of stars with neutron-degenerate cores.
Bruno Klajn
Researcher
Zagreb School of Economics and Management
Dr. Bruno Klajn received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Zagreb. His work spans high-energy physics, quantum electrodynamics, quantum chromodynamics, one-loop Feynman diagrams, quantum statistics, gauge theories, holonomy in quantum physics, and the quantum Hall effect. He is a lecturer at the Zagreb School of Economics and Management, where he teaches mathematics and statistics.
Bassem Sabra
Researcher
Dr. Bassem Sabra is a professor of physics at Notre Dame University–Louaize in Lebanon. He received his Ph.D. in astrophysics from Ohio University, USA. His field of research is active galactic nuclei, using multi-wavelength spectroscopy, modeling, and machine learning to study accretion physics, feedback, and the co-evolution with the host galaxy. He is currently serving as the chairperson of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at NDU.
Sebastian Zając
Researcher
SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Dr. Sebastian Zając is a theoretical physicist and an assistant professor at the Decision Analysis and Support Unit at SGH Warsaw School of Economics. He received his Ph.D. in theoretical and mathematical physics from the University of Silesia in Katowice. He has worked on the mathematical foundations of quantum field theory, incorporating graph theory and category theory. He has also explored quantum machine learning in real-world, business applications.
Dominique Kang
Program Manager
Dominique Kang serves as Program Director of Knot Physics, where she manages program operations, communications, and public presence. She supports the research team and leads the program’s organizational and public-facing efforts.
Cliff Ellgen
Lead Researcher
Cliff Ellgen is a theoretical physicist and the lead researcher of Knot Physics, a geometric unification program. He serves as President and Director of Research at Ordinal Research Institute, where he guides the Institute’s scientific direction and supports collaborations on foundational physics. He has been developing the Knot Physics framework since 2004. He earned a B.S. in Mathematics from Caltech.
Garrett Biehle
Researcher
Dr. Garrett Biehle received his Ph.D. from Caltech in astrophysics under advisors Kip Thorne and Roger Blandford. He worked out the structure and observational signature of stars with neutron-degenerate cores.
Bruno Klajn
Researcher
Zagreb School of Economics and Management
Dr. Bruno Klajn received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Zagreb. His work spans high-energy physics, quantum electrodynamics, quantum chromodynamics, one-loop Feynman diagrams, quantum statistics, gauge theories, holonomy in quantum physics, and the quantum Hall effect. He is a lecturer at the Zagreb School of Economics and Management, where he teaches mathematics and statistics.
Bassem Sabra
Researcher
Dr. Bassem Sabra is a professor of physics at Notre Dame University–Louaize in Lebanon. He received his Ph.D. in astrophysics from Ohio University, USA. His field of research is active galactic nuclei, using multi-wavelength spectroscopy, modeling, and machine learning to study accretion physics, feedback, and the co-evolution with the host galaxy. He is currently serving as the chairperson of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at NDU.
Sebastian Zając
Researcher
SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Dr. Sebastian Zając is a theoretical physicist and an assistant professor at the Decision Analysis and Support Unit at SGH Warsaw School of Economics. He received his Ph.D. in theoretical and mathematical physics from the University of Silesia in Katowice. He has worked on the mathematical foundations of quantum field theory, incorporating graph theory and category theory. He has also explored quantum machine learning in real-world, business applications.
Dominique Kang
Program Manager
Dominique Kang serves as Program Director of Knot Physics, where she manages program operations, communications, and public presence. She supports the research team and leads the program’s organizational and public-facing efforts.
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