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String theory

A candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles; a theory which suggests that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings rather than zero-dimensional points. It also suggests that space-time can have up to nine dimensions, plus the dimension of time.

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    A candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles; a theory which suggests that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings rather than zero-dimensional points. It also suggests that space-time can have up to nine dimensions, plus the dimension of time.

    "String theory denies the existence of a hypothetical eleventh dimension."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "String theory"

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WordDefinition
superstringnoun(computing) The string (sequence of text characters) that contains a substring.
stringnoun(countable, uncountable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
theory of everythingnoun(physics) A theory that would unite the four known fundamental forces of nature: gravity, electromagnetism, strong nuclear force (color force), weak nuclear force.
m-theorynoun(physics) A generalized theory of eleven-dimensional supergravity that attempts to unify the five superstring theories
branenoun(physics) A hypothetical object extending across a number of (often specified) spatial dimensions, with strings in string theory seen as one-dimensional examples.
grand unification theorynoun(physics) A theory that unifies the electromagnetic interaction, the weak interaction, and the strong interaction.
superforcenoun(physics) A single unified force in a theory of everything.
multistringnoun(programming, data structures) A data structure that represents multiple text strings.
supersymmetrynoun(physics) A theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces and which proposes a physical symmetry between bosons and fermions.
kaluza-klein theorynoun(physics) Any of a number of theories that try to explain forces by adding extra dimensions to our spacetime.
atomic theorynoun(physics) The theory that all gross matter is composed of atoms.
trinificationnoun(physics) A model, in the grand unification theory, of the three families of fermions.
spacetime physicsnoun(uncountable, physics) The physics of the four dimensional continuum and the theory of relativity.
dilatonnoun(physics) A particle, associated with gravity, in string theory.
chern-simons theorynoun(mathematics) A three-dimensional topological quantum field theory of Schwarz type, with applications in condensed-matter physics and quantum computing.
dirac stringnoun(physics) A hypothetical one-dimensional curve in space, stretching between two Dirac magnetic monopoles with opposite magnetic charges, or from one magnetic monopole out to infinity.
yang-mills theorynoun(physics) A gauge theory that seeks to describe the behaviour of elementary particles using certain Lie groups. It is important in the unification of the electromagnetic force and weak nuclear force.
spacetimenoun(uncountable, physics) The four-dimensional continuum of the three spatial dimensions plus time.
theoretical physicsnoun(physics) The description of natural phenomena in mathematical form, especially in order to derive the fundamental laws of nature and to derive conclusions from these laws.
string-netnoun(physics) A proposed extended object whose collective behaviour is considered to model the existence and properties of some subatomic particles

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