string theory
noun
: a theory in physics: all elementary particles are manifestations of the vibrations of one-dimensional strings
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While in high school, Jha was chosen to take part in the highly selective National Physics Olympiad program, which exposed him to more advanced concepts like general relativity, string theory and quantum mechanics.
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Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2025
The first is to use tools from string theory, which treats the elementary particles of nature as vibrating strings.
—Edgar Shaghoulian, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2022
The problem is that string theory describes many different versions of reality.
—Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
What if there was a way to process financial transactions at superluminal speeds—faster than the speed of light—without relying on the complex and energy-hungry models of blockchain mining or the speculative intricacies of string theory and quantum superposition?
—Eric Solis, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2025
The first is to use tools from string theory, which treats the elementary particles of nature as vibrating strings.
—Edgar Shaghoulian, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2022
The problem is that string theory describes many different versions of reality.
—Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
What if there was a way to process financial transactions at superluminal speeds—faster than the speed of light—without relying on the complex and energy-hungry models of blockchain mining or the speculative intricacies of string theory and quantum superposition?
—Eric Solis, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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“String theory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/string%20theory. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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