Why string theory?

Is string theory a fraud or one of the great scientific advances? Why do so many physicists work on string theory if it cannot be tested? This book provides insight into why such a theory, with little direct experimental support, plays such a prominent role in theoretical physics. The book gives a m...

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Autor principal: Conlon, Joseph
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: CRC Press 2016
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General Theoretical Physics
Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/2034446
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