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M-theory

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string theory

  • What is string theory?
    In string theory: M-theory and AdS/CFT correspondence

    By the mid-1990s these and other obstacles were again eroding the ranks of string theorists. But in 1995 another breakthrough reinvigorated the field. Edward Witten of the Institute for Advanced Study, building on contributions of many other physicists, proposed a new…

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