In this video, we explore the relationship between string theory and quantum field theory (QFT). QFT is a mathematical ...

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 ...