You have that one basic string, but it can vibrate in many ways. But we’re trying to get a lot of particles because experimental physicists have discovered a lot of particles.
Edward Witten Quotes
The theory has to be interpreted that extra dimensions beyond the ordinary four dimensions the three spatial dimensions plus time are sufficiently small that they haven't been observed yet.
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| Birth: | 26th August, 1951 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Physicist, Professor |
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Edward Witten was born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He is an American theoretical physicist and professor of mathematical physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Witten is a researcher in string theory, quantum gravity, supersymmetric quantum field theories, and other areas of mathematical physics. In 2004, Time magazine stated that Witten is widely thought to be the world's smartest living theoretical physicist. He received his Bachelor of Arts with a major in history and minor in linguistics from Brandeis University in 1971. He earned his Ph.D. in physics in 1976 under David Gross, the 2004 Nobel laureate in Physics.
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