superstring theory

[ soo-per-string ]

noun

1. any supersymmetric string theory in which each type of elementary particle is treated as a vibration of a single fundamental string superstring at a particular frequency.

superstring theory

/ so̅o̅′pər-strĭng′ /

1. A type of string theory that includes the theoretical assumptions of supersymmetry .

Example Sentences

He was an early advocate of superstring theory as a promising path in the continuing quest to complete the standard model by unifying it with general relativity, Einstein’s theory of gravity.

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