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string theory
Candidate for a theory of quantum gravity; a quantum theory, where the fundamental building blocks are tiny, one-dimensional, oscillating entities, called strings.
A brief description can be found on the page String theory in the chapter Relativity and the quantum of Elementary Einstein.
Further Articles
Relativity and the Quantum / Elementary Tour part 3: The need for quantum gravity
Gravitational waves / Elementary tour part 3: Gravitational wave astronomy
Gravitationswellen / Einsteiger-Tour Teil 4: Detektoren auf Wellenjagd
Cosmology / Elementary Tour part 4: A mysterious beginning
Relativität und Quanten / Einsteiger-Tour Teil 4: Gravitation in Schleifen
General relativity / Elementary Tour part 4: The light side of gravity
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