In this video, we explore the relationship between string theory and quantum field theory (QFT). QFT is a mathematical framework that describes nearly all particles and forces in the universe but ...

String compactification refers to the process of reducing the ten or eleven dimensions intrinsic to string or M-theory down to the four dimensions of observable spacetime by assuming that the extra ...

String theory captured the hearts and minds of many physicists decades ago because of a beautiful simplicity. Zoom in far enough on a patch of space, the theory says, and you won’t see a menagerie of ...