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Why This Universe?

54 - String Theory Part 1: What Is It?

Oct 3, 2022 · 25 min · Season 1 · Episode 54 · 18.4 MB
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Last time, we introduced the biggest open problem in theoretical physics - the problem of combining gravity with quantum mechanics. In this first part of a three-part series, we introduce the leading candidate for how to do that: String Theory.

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