string theory

noun

Physics.

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string theory

1. Any of various theories in physics hypothesizing that space-time has more than four dimensions, and that some of the dimensions are exceedingly small and stringlike in shape. Elementary particles in string theory are understood as standing waves in such space-time strings, rather than as pointlike objects. String theories attempt to unify gravity with the other fundamental forces.

string theory

1. In physics, a theory that views subatomic particles as string-like objects floating in space-time rather than as point-like objects. Space-time in string theory can have up to nine dimensions of space, plus the dimension of time.

Example Sentences

Dr. Djordje Minic, a professor of physics and particle and string theory at the University of Texas at Austin, isn’t so sure about these conclusions.

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In 1976, Simons received the American Mathematical Society’s Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry for research that would prove to be influential to string theory and other areas of physics.

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"They're a very specialized object that is used in the theory of superconductivity. They were next used by physicists in the 1990s studying black holes and string theory."

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But despite its science fiction trappings, the show is often based in real — and complex — scientific concepts, whether string theory or nanomaterials.

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The answer may be baked into that technique, which comes string theory, Bena says.

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