Why string theory?

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Publication date 9 November 2015

zbMATH Keywords

black holescosmic magnetismmirror symmetryparticlesquantum field theorystring theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Physics (00A79) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to quantum theory (81-01) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to quantum theory (81-02) History of quantum theory (81-03) General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) Physics, astronomy, technology, engineering (aspects of mathematics education) (97M50)

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