string theory

noun

, Physics.

string theory

/ strĭng /

Any of various theories in physics hypothesizing that space-time has more than four dimensions, and that some of the dimensions are exceedingly small and stringlike in shape. Elementary particles in string theory are understood as standing waves in such space-time strings, rather than as pointlike objects. String theories attempt to unify gravity with the other fundamental forces .

string theory

In physics , a theory that views subatomic particles as string-like objects floating in space-time rather than as point-like objects. Space-time in string theory can have up to nine dimensions of space, plus the dimension of time.

Other models, such as string theory, propose more dimensions, but those are coiled up too small to be seen.

Maybe the rest are on a grad-school full ride getting a Ph.D. in string theory.

The entirety of string theory is the hidden reality, but we are able to experience only one of its possible configurations.

One of the embarrassments of string theory has been its inability to tell us why exactly our universe is the way it is.

I work in string theory, the field that eluded Einstein for the last 30 years of his life.

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