What Is String Theory? A Visual Explanation

Mr. Physik

Mr. Physik

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What is string theory? Explore how vibrating strings could connect particles, gravity, and hidden dimensions through cinematic 3D animations - and discover what separates a compelling theory from experimental evidence.

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🎬 Making-of
I code the Animations in Python by using this amazing library: https://www.manim.community/ (initially developed by    / 3blue1brown  )



REFERENCES & FURTHER READING

• David Tong -  Lectures on String Theory
https://arxiv.org/abs/0908.0333

• John F. Donoghue - General Relativity as an Effective Field Theory: The Leading Quantum Corrections
https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9405057

• CERN - Supersymmetry
https://home.cern/science/physics/sup...

• Edward Witten - String Theory Dynamics in Various Dimensions
https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9503124

• Andrew Strominger & Cumrun Vafa -  Microscopic Origin of the Bekenstein–Hawking Entropy
https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9601029

• Juan Maldacena - The Large N Limit of Superconformal Field Theories and Supergravity
https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9711200

• CERN - ATLAS Sets Strong Limits on Supersymmetry
https://home.cern/atlas-sets-strong-l...

EXPLANATORY INSPIRATION

• ScienceClic English - String Theory
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