string theory
One-dimensional particle physics
String theory is a framework in theoretical physics proposing that the fundamental constituents of the universe are not point-like particles but tiny vibrating strings of energy.
Different vibration patterns produce different particles.
The theory attempts to unify quantum mechanics and general relativity, potentially explaining all forces and matter.
It requires extra spatial dimensions beyond the familiar three, typically ten or eleven total.
String theory remains mathematically elegant but experimentally unverified: String theory promises a theory of everything, but critics call it unfalsifiable.
Hypothetical set of universes
- big bangLoud explosive noise
- inflationSustained price level increase
- dark energyForce accelerating universal expansion
- dark matterLightless cosmic mass
Spatial axes beyond three
- manifoldMany and various
- hyperspaceFaster-than-light travel medium
- bulkMain mass or size
- topologyStudy of spatial arrangement
One-dimensional theoretical entity
- vibrationsRapid oscillating motions
- supersymmetryBosons mirror fermions theoretically
- dualitiesTwofold divisions or contrasts
- gravitonHypothetical gravity-carrying particle
quantization · tachyon · monopole · moduli · holography · landscape · anthropic · swampland
Mutual mass attraction
- electromagnetismForce linking charge and magnetism
- strong forceSubatomic binding interaction
- weak forceFundamental interaction causing radioactive decay
- fundamental forcesNature's four interaction types
Einstein · quantum gravity · reconciliation · elegance · symmetry
Coexisting in multiple states
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- wavefunctionQuantum state's mathematical representation
- quantizationConversion to discrete values
- spinRapid rotation around axis
quark · lepton · boson · fermion · gluon · photon · neutrino · hadron
multiverse
Hypothetical set of universes
- big bangLoud explosive noise
- inflationSustained price level increase
- dark energyForce accelerating universal expansion
dark matter · gravitational waves · black holes · entropy · landscape
extra dimensions
Spatial axes beyond three
- manifoldMany and various
- hyperspaceFaster-than-light travel medium
- bulkMain mass or size
topology · spacetime · tesseract · wormhole · eleven-dimensional
superstring
One-dimensional theoretical entity
- vibrationsRapid oscillating motions
- supersymmetryBosons mirror fermions theoretically
- dualitiesTwofold divisions or contrasts
graviton · quantization · tachyon · monopole · moduli · holography · landscape · anthropic · swampland
gravity
Mutual mass attraction
- electromagnetismForce linking charge and magnetism
- strong forceSubatomic binding interaction
- weak forceFundamental interaction causing radioactive decay
fundamental forces · Einstein · quantum gravity · reconciliation · elegance · symmetry
superposition
Coexisting in multiple states
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- wavefunctionQuantum state's mathematical representation
- quantizationConversion to discrete values
spin · quark · lepton · boson · fermion · gluon · photon · neutrino · hadron · coherence
- physicsphysics, momentum, atom, acceleration, gravity
- sciencebiology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, geology
- scientific theoriesevolution, general relativity, relativity, plate tectonics, special relativity
- theoretical sciencephysics, mathematics, quantum mechanics, relativity, cosmology
- theories
- theoryhypothesis, theorem, axiom, postulate, conjecture
string, theory, stringy, strings, G-string, stringing, stringer, stringless, stringed