M-theory

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theoretical physics theory unifying physical theory

M-theory is a proposed unifying framework in theoretical physics that generalizes string theories into an eleven-dimensional model aiming to reconcile quantum mechanics with gravity.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
M-theory canonical	7
formulation of M-theory	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	theoretical physics theory ⓘ unifying physical theory ⓘ
aimsTo	provide a theory of everything ⓘ unify quantum mechanics and gravity ⓘ
announcedAt	University of Southern California ⓘ
announcedIn	1995 ⓘ
associatedWith	Planck scale physics ⓘ quantum geometry of spacetime ⓘ
developedInContextOf	string theory dualities ⓘ
dimensionCount	11 ⓘ
emergedFrom	second superstring revolution ⓘ
field	high-energy physics ⓘ quantum gravity ⓘ string theory ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ
generalizes	Type I string theory ⓘ Type IIA string theory ⓘ Type IIA string theory ⓘ surface form: Type IIB string theory E8×E8 heterotic string theory ⓘ surface form: heterotic E8×E8 string theory SO(32) heterotic string theory ⓘ surface form: heterotic SO(32) string theory superstring theory ⓘ
hasOpenProblem	connection to low-energy particle physics not fully understood ⓘ lack of complete non-perturbative formulation ⓘ
includes	M2-branes ⓘ M5-branes ⓘ branes ⓘ membranes ⓘ
involves	S-duality ⓘ T-duality ⓘ U-duality ⓘ
lowEnergyLimit	11-dimensional supergravity ⓘ
mathematicalFramework	differential geometry ⓘ quantum field theory ⓘ supergravity ⓘ
nameInterpretationsInclude	magic ⓘ membrane ⓘ mystery ⓘ
predicts	extended objects beyond strings ⓘ higher-dimensional branes ⓘ
proposedBy	Edward Witten ⓘ
relatedTo	AdS/CFT correspondence ⓘ holographic principle ⓘ
spaceTimeDimension	10 spatial dimensions plus 1 time dimension ⓘ
status	hypothetical ⓘ not experimentally confirmed ⓘ
unifies	five superstring theories ⓘ
usesConcept	extra dimensions ⓘ supersymmetry ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Universe in a Nutshell → subject → M-theory ⓘ

The Grand Design → mainSubject → M-theory ⓘ

Edward Witten → fieldOfWork → M-theory ⓘ

Edward Witten → notableWork → M-theory ⓘ

this entity surface form: formulation of M-theory

string theory → relatedTo → M-theory ⓘ

Chern–Simons theory → appliedIn → M-theory ⓘ

Witten → fieldOfWork → M-theory ⓘ

subject surface form: Edward Witten

Hyperspace → explainsTheory → M-theory ⓘ