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String theory
Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia - Cite This Sourcestring theory, description of elementary particles based on one-dimensional curves, or "strings," instead of point particles. Superstring theory, which is string theory that contains a kind of symmetry known as supersymmetry, shows promise as a way of unifying the four known fundamental forces of nature. The strings are embedded in a space-time having as many as 10 dimensions—the three ordinary dimensions plus time and seven compactified dimensions. The energy-scale at which the stringlike properties would become evident is so high that it is currently unclear how any of the forms of the theory could be tested.
See P. C. W. Davies and J. Brown, ed., Superstrings (1988); L. Smolin, The Trouble with Physics (2006).
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String
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This SourceGenerally, string is a thin, flexible piece of rope or twine which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects. String can be made from a variety of fibres.
Examples of string use include:
- String figures, designs formed by weaving string around one's fingers
- A bow string, an essential part of a bow.
- In musical instruments such as below.
String may also refer to:
In science, computers or mathematics:
- String (computer science), a sequence of symbols or digits in computer programming
- String literal, the notation for representing a string value within the text of a computer program
- strings (Unix), a Unix program for finding character strings in binary files
- String (physics), one of the main objects of study in string theory
- A string of nucleotides is called DNA or RNA
- A string of amino acids is called a peptide or protein
- String theory, a popular grand unified theory
- String searching algorithm
In music:
- String instrument, a musical instrument that produces sound through vibrating strings
- Strings (music), flexible material that provides vibrations in string instruments
- String section, the violins, violas, cellos and double basses of an orchestra, often abbreviated as "strings"
- Strings (Pakistani pop band), a pop band from Pakistan
- String (Thai pop), a genre of Thai pop music
- String bridge, the passage into the Gardens of Allah in Islam
Other meanings:
- G-string, a type of underclothing that parts the buttocks without covering them
- Strings (2004 film), a movie directed by Anders Rønnow Klarlund
- Strings (1991 film), a Canadian Genie Award-winning and Oscar-nominated animated short
- A character controlled by Marik in the Yu-Gi-Oh! series
- "String" is a Monty Python sketch about a marketing campaign for string, appearing initially on their Contractual Obligation Album
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