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String theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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String theory is radically changing our ideas about the nature of space, opening up the possibility that extra dimensions, rips in the fabric of space, and parallel universes actually exist. running time 10:02;
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String theory is currently the most promising example of a candidate unified theory. We are not yet sure that it correctly describes nature, but it broadly describes a world similar to ours, and is endowed with beauty and consistency to an astonishing degree.
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A brief description of the basic idea behind String Theory, written for the general public. Includes many links to other sites on this topic. ... In the last few decades, string theory has emerged as the most promising candidate for a microscopic theory of gravity. And it is infinitely more ambitious than that:
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The theory formerly known as strings is presented in a non-technical format. ... In String Theory, the myriad of particle types is replaced by a single fundamental building block, a `string'. These strings can be closed, like loops, or open, like a hair. As the string moves through time it traces out a tube or a...
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Introduction to superstrings, M-theory, D-branes, p-branes, membranes, string theory, supergravity, supersymmetry ... Introduction to this website. Online tutorial to superstring theory. Glossary of technical terms...
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