string theory
(type of physics theory bringing together current models)
String theory is a type of physics theory developed in the latter
half of the twentieth century that has the concept of an underlying
structure consisting of objects termed strings whose shapes,
vibrations, oscillations, and interactions form the particles
of the standard model as well as gravity, potentially
relating everything we know about physics. The term string is
used because the objects have length rather than being point-like objects
as we imagine particles to be. The strings may be in loops, and
various physical characteristics are modeled by their vibrations.
While these theories can be made
to explain a lot, many variants have been proposed without exhausting
the possibilities. Tests of their validity are lacking, so the
theories are explored but remain speculative.
Superstring theory is a type of variant that includes supersymmetry.
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Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_theory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_string_theory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:String_theory
https://math.berkeley.edu/~kwray/papers/string_theory.pdf
https://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/PT.3.2980
https://www.dummies.com/article/academics-the-arts/science/physics/the-basic-elements-of-string-theory-193390/
https://interestingengineering.com/string-theory-explained-a-brief-overview-for-starters
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-08-29/string-theory-explainer-what-is-the-universe-made-of/11428656
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/this-is-why-physicists-think-string-theory-might-be-our-theory-of-everything/
https://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/people_n2/science_n2/atomic_theory2.html
Referenced by pages:
cosmic string
entropic gravity
graviton
Theory of Everything (TOE)
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