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Originally Posted by homealone
absolutely - strings are an attempt to describe all the forms of energy - gravity, radiation, etc as being made of the same thing, just in a different manifestation.
The fact it requires the concept of multiple dimensions, beyond the 4 we are 'used to' is what makes it slightly unbelievable - especially when different proponents of the theory can't agree on how many of these extra dimensions are required.
But when dealing with stuff at the vanishingly small, especially at the level where quantum effects start to make a difference, is incredibly difficult - have a look at some of the pics from the LHC project
http://jeffbarbee.com/old/cern.htm
- course it would be a lot easier with a naquada generator  |
I read the other day there actually that it will almost be impossible to prove string theory one way or the other as they are so small that they would be practically impossible to detect.
Which seems to be to be a damn fine excuse if your trying to prove something.
At least Dark Matter holds some weight (if you get that joke you probably read New Scientist too much
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