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SCI: String Theory


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[ INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS STRING THEORY? ] SUMMARY BASICS [ HISTORY ] [ TIMELINE ] [ BIBLIOGRAPHY ] [ RELATED WEBPAGES ]


INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS STRING THEORY?



SUMMARY:
One of the most interesting scientific theories of our time (and possibly of all time) is String Theory. It is the kind of theory that predicts and provides a theoretical basis for parallel and alternate universes, time travel, and even shapeshifting creatures like werewolves and vampires. It theorizes that the basic building block of matter are not solids, but vibrating energy waves, or filaments (which are figuratively represented by open and closed string structures attached to branes), which in turn are technically maleable into anything predictable using the rules of quantum mechanics which in turn are only restricted by the rules of mathematical probability.

In short, quantum mechanics (along with string theory) allow for the possibility that anything can happen, but not always probable that it will.

Another interesting aspect is that it is that it may be that elusive "theory of everything" or the "unifying theory" that "unifies" quantum gravity, which is gravity that controls small things like atoms, and the gravity of relativity which controls larger objects like planets. Physics is mostly based on mathematical equations and quantum gravity and relativity are no exception. The problem is that gravity does not follow the same mathematical rules depending upon the size of the object it is trying to control.


BASICS:

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HISTORY


String Theory has it's origins in 1968.



TIMELINE




BIBLIOGRAPHY


String Theory For Dummies
         Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc.



RELATED WEBPAGES


Particle Physics Timeline:
http://particleadventure.org/other/history/index.html

List of unsolved problems in physics:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_physics


LAST UPDATED: February 6, 2011
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