Published July 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

String theory: big problem for small size

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur 713209, West Bengal (India)

Description

String theory is the most promising candidate theory for a unified description of all the fundamental forces that exist in nature. It provides a mathematical framework that combines quantum theory with Einstein's general theory of relativity. The typical size of a string is of the order of 10-33 cm, called the Planck length. But due to this extremely small size of strings, nobody has been able to detect it directly in the laboratory till today. In this paper, we have presented a general introduction to string theory

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0143-0807/30/4/022

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0143-0807/30/4/022;
PII
S0143-0807(09)10825-5;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
European Journal of Physics
Journal Volume
30
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 901-909
ISSN
0143-0807
CODEN
EJPHD4

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40070628
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; LENGTH; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; STRING MODELS; STRING THEORY
Descriptors DEC
COMPOSITE MODELS; DIMENSIONS; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; FIELD THEORIES; M-THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUARK MODEL; RELATIVITY THEORY