Explaining everything
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Physicists believe they are close to determining a Theory for Everything that is based on dual symmetry, not the string theory of 1985. Strings are more complex than originally believed. A Theory for Everything could simplify understanding and calculation of physics ideas.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1996
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Quantum black holes
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Black holes, known as mysterious objects in the universe, come in huge variety of sizes, some even smaller than subatomic particles. Physicists will be using accelerators to make short-lived black holes in the laboratory.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2005
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QUESTIONS That PLAGUE PHYSICS
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Physicist Lawrence M. Krauss discusses the inadequacy of both loop quantum gravity and string theory, his skepticism regarding parallel universes, and the complexities surrounding energy in empty space.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2004
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