aommaster Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Could someone please explain to me what the string theory is? Please use simple language! I find it hard to understand what you guys say at times (but in the other hand, i learn something new). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neurocomp2003 Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 the fundamental particle physics theory is that there is like 30+, i (can't remember exact number, but include 4 force particles and half are antiparticles). Each exists at "point" particle. However there is no explanation for why there exists so many. Now string theory exists to explain this idea amongst other relations in QM and AP. The idea is that they look deeper into this so called "point" structure and say that no its not a point structure but rather a fundamental "string"(closed string) structure. The term fundamental is important because this means that there is no structure smaller and the string cannot break up(which I think is a load of crock). With in this string structure there exists 7+ dimensions (i'm not sure what N-D number their up to now) along with the standard 3 +"1". NOTE: to date this theory is still a mathematical tool but has made some pretty neat experimental links between(sorry I don't have references at hand) QM and AP. Why is it mathematical? there is no equipment currently that could actually see at the scale of the string size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aommaster Posted March 16, 2004 Author Share Posted March 16, 2004 ok. I get the brief idea. What is AP and QM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neurocomp2003 Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 astrophysic..quantum... sorry it shouhld be relativity and quantum. but AP holds alot of relativity concepts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neurocomp2003 Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Oh I forgot to mention how it explains the fundamental particle: you have a "closed loop" and these closed loops resonate or oscillate at different frequency and have different number of folds therefore you get the different particles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aommaster Posted March 16, 2004 Author Share Posted March 16, 2004 oh ok. Thanx alot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonriver Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Go check out the book The Elegant Universe. you will have a total idea about what is string theory, theory of everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blike Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Indeed, you can watch the movie of it online for free as well: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/ its VERY interesting and helpful, although simplified and condensed vastly from the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aommaster Posted April 23, 2004 Author Share Posted April 23, 2004 thanx alot blike. Brilliant link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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