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String theory

physical science Maturity 9-11

Small things make up our world.

Open and closed strings.svg
Open and closed strings.svg
They might look like tiny strings. These strings move and shake. This shaking makes different things. It can even make gravity. We want to know how it all works. Can you imagine tiny strings?
World lines and world sheet.svg
World lines and world sheet.svg

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Open and closed strings.svg
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World lines and world sheet.svg
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Compactification example.svg
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Calabi yau.jpg
File:Dualities in String Theory.svg
Dualities in String Theory.svg
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D3-brane et D2-brane.PNG
File:Limits of M-theory.svg
Limits of M-theory.svg
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Uniform tiling 433-t0 (formatted).svg
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AdS3.svg
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Meissner effect p1390048.jpg
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WMAP 2012.png
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