string theory

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physical theory quantum gravity theory theoretical physics framework unified field theory candidate

String theory is a theoretical framework in physics that models fundamental particles as one-dimensional vibrating strings in an attempt to unify quantum mechanics and general relativity.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
string theory canonical 16
String Theory 1
Superstring Theory 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf physical theory ⓘ
quantum gravity theory ⓘ
theoretical physics framework ⓘ
unified field theory candidate ⓘ
aimsTo unify quantum mechanics and general relativity ⓘ
associatedWith AdS/CFT correspondence ⓘ
holographic principle ⓘ
criticizedFor lack of direct experimental evidence ⓘ
describes particle properties as vibrational modes of strings ⓘ
developedFrom dual resonance models of hadrons ⓘ
earlyContributor Gabriele Veneziano ⓘ
Holger Bech Nielsen ⓘ
Leonard Susskind ⓘ
Yoichiro Nambu ⓘ
faces landscape problem of many possible vacua ⓘ
field theoretical physics ⓘ
hasVariant E8×E8 heterotic string theory ⓘ
SO(32) heterotic string theory ⓘ
bosonic string theory ⓘ
heterotic string theory ⓘ
superstring theory ⓘ
string theory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: type I string theory

string theory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: type IIA string theory

string theory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: type IIB string theory
implies existence of extra spatial dimensions ⓘ
includes closed strings ⓘ
open strings ⓘ
incorporates supersymmetry in superstring versions ⓘ
influenced mathematics ⓘ
quantum field theory ⓘ
isConsidered candidate for theory of everything ⓘ
candidate theory of quantum gravity ⓘ
models elementary particles as one-dimensional strings ⓘ
originatedIn late 1960s ⓘ
postulates fundamental one-dimensional extended objects called strings ⓘ
predicts D-branes as extended objects ⓘ
a massless spin-2 particle identified with the graviton ⓘ
relatedTo M-theory ⓘ
replaces point-like particles with strings ⓘ
requires Planck-scale strings ⓘ
studiedAt energy scales near the Planck scale ⓘ
typicallyRequires 10 spacetime dimensions ⓘ
underwent first superstring revolution in mid-1980s ⓘ
second superstring revolution in mid-1990s ⓘ
unifiedBy M-theory as overarching framework ⓘ
uses algebraic topology ⓘ
complex geometry ⓘ
conformal field theory on the worldsheet ⓘ
differential geometry ⓘ
quantum field theory techniques ⓘ

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Feynman path integral → influenced → string theory ⓘ
Planck time → usedIn → string theory ⓘ
Planck length → usedIn → string theory ⓘ
Bethe ansatz → usedIn → string theory ⓘ
Atiyah–Singer index theorem → hasApplicationIn → string theory ⓘ
string theory → hasVariant → string theory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: type I string theory
string theory → hasVariant → string theory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: type IIA string theory
string theory → hasVariant → string theory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: type IIB string theory
Calabi–Yau manifold → usedIn → string theory ⓘ
Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction → partOfSeries → string theory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Superstring Theory
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (affiliated) → notableResearchArea → string theory ⓘ
subject surface form: Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Hanson → notableWork → string theory ⓘ
this entity surface form: String Theory
Noether charge → usedIn → string theory ⓘ
Planck mass → usedIn → string theory ⓘ
Jacobi triple product → usedIn → string theory ⓘ
Thibault Damour → fieldOfWork → string theory ⓘ
Born–Infeld electrodynamics → relatedTo → string theory ⓘ
Witten index → usedIn → string theory ⓘ
Seiberg–Witten theory → field → string theory ⓘ
mock theta functions → usedIn → string theory ⓘ
’t Hooft coupling → field → string theory ⓘ
subject surface form: 't Hooft coupling