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Is String Theory dead, /sci/?

It hasn't predicted anything, it cannot be tested, CERN all buy invalidated super-symmetry and grants and positions for PhD grad studies in ST have all but dried up.

What comes after ST?

Space has to be continuous, it cannot be discrete.

Imagine that space is made of discrete points, with there being some smallest distance between two of this points. Imagine an object that takes up the theoretical minimum volume that moves between two points. How does it accomplish this? The two points are clearly separate, yet the object cannot simply traverse the distance between the two points. Thus, to move, it must pop out of existence and back into existence at the other point. Another explanation is that since there are no points in between these two points, they are actually the same point. Extrapolating outward, the whole universe is contained within one point. How is movement possible then?

Clearly, space is continuous, with no theoretical minimum distance.

Can someone explain why this retarded shape has to do with Sting Theory. It's on the Wikipedia page.

This is the official String Theory Discussion Thread. If you see any thread discussing String Theory please redirect them here.

Here is a video from TED of Brian Greene, a great theoretical physicist who is one of the scientists working on proving string theory to be true.

This is a Science Board and I can imagine that any physicsfags already know about String Theory, but I'll break it down for you if you don't know what it is, aren't sure, and/or don't want to watch a 20 minute lecture on it (even though it is a really great lecture)

String Theory is basically a theory that, if proven true, would answer many questions in physics. It basically states that there are 10 physical dimensions, and 1 dimension of time. The physical dimensions are on a smaller scale then us and cannot be seen with out technology. All of the atoms in all of the matter in all of these dimensions when broken down even past Quarks are made up of these vibrating Strings. And the frequency of the vibration of these strings determines what dimension it is in and what purpose it will serve, etc etc.

I'm making this thread because I want to talk about string theory and learn a lot more about it, as well as physics in general. I'm sure you guys know more, so please inform me and correct me if I'm wrong (and I'm sure there are plenty of inaccuracies in my description).

tl;dr Do you think String Theory is, for lack of a better term, correct?
Please tell me why or why not.

do you guys believe in string theory?

WTF IS THIS AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I WERE TO STICK MY DICK IN IT

Can we have a...

STRING theory THREAD

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Seriously though, holy shit this is trippy.

What's to stop the 'strings' in string-theory actually being spheres that rotate at specific frequencies?