In physics, there are two great pillars of thought that don't quite fit together. The Standard Model of particle physics describes all known ...

For decades, string theory has promised to be the ultimate explanation for how our universe works. In this theory, all matter ...

For over 100 years, two theories have shaped our understanding of the universe: quantum mechanics and Einstein’s general ...

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I don't understand string theory. In fact, I bet there's fewer than 1% of the world that can speak cogently on the subject, but I am fascinated by the concept and have read a bit on it.

Take black holes, for example. String theory has resolved a vexing puzzle by identifying the microscopic carriers of their internal disorder, a feature discovered in the 1970s by Stephen Hawking.

The Many-Worlds Interpretation Proposed by physicist Hugh Everett in 1957, the Many-Worlds Interpretation (MWI) of quantum ...

One major approach in this quest is figuring out whether string theory can explain what is known as the Standard Model of particle physics. Developed in the last part of the 20th century, the Standard ...

“String theory,” write Marchesano and colleagues, “has all the ingredients to help us understand this profound connection.” 10.1146/knowable-112124-2 ...

While investigating how string theory can be used to explain certain physical phenomena, they found a new series representation for the irrational number pi.

But as physicists studied string theory, they uncovered a hideous complexity. When they zoomed out from the austere world of strings, every step toward our rich world of particles and forces ...