Whatever Happened to String Theory?

At the turn of the century, it sounded as if string theory could give us big answers about the universe. Well… has it?

String theory: Scientists are trying new ways to verify the idea that could unite all of physics

In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called ...
Wired

Does String Theory Actually Describe the World? AI May Be Able to Tell

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. String theory captured the hearts and minds of many physicists decades ago because of a beautiful simplicity. Zoom in far enough on a ...
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This new approach to string theory could finally explain our Universe

String theory has long been presented as physicists' best candidate for describing the fundamental nature of the Universe. Yet, at the beginning of the 21st century, it became apparent that most ...
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String theory, duality and art

During the talks, theoretical physicist Dr David Berman and Turner Prize winning sculptor Professor Grenville Davey will discuss how string theory as an inspiration to art. The event is free and open ...
Nature

Field Theory and String Theory

Quantum field theory (QFT) remains the cornerstone of our understanding of particle interactions, unifying the principles of quantum mechanics with special relativity by describing particles as ...
Purdue University

Director of the Center for String and Particle Theory to prove why ‘Math is Key’

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The recent detection of gravitational waves - about 100 years after Albert Einstein theorized them - shook the science world. It has the planet talking, from casual science fans ...
New Scientist

String theory

String theory is perhaps the most high-profile candidate for what physicists call a theory of everything – a single mathematical framework capable of describing the entirety of the known universe. The ...