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supergravity

Class of models that generalize Einstein’s general theory of relativity in a way that it satisfies the requirements of supersymmetry.

Today, supergravity is of interest in the context of string theory: In the limiting case of low energies (where low energies includes everything accessible with modern particle accelerators), the physics of string theories can be described with the help of certain supergravity models.

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supergravity

Class of models that generalize Einstein's general theory of relativity in a way that it satisfies the requirements of supersymmetry. Today, supergravity is of interest in the context of string theory: In the limiting case of low energies (where low energies includes everything accessible with modern particle accelerators), the physics of string theories can be described with the help of certain supergravity models.

string (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.

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