Need Research Topic Ideas for Physics Project

In summary, the speaker is required to do a research project for physics and is seeking suggestions. They are considering researching String Theory or developing their website as the project. Another person suggests researching attempts by string/brane theories to reproduce the phenomena of the standard model and comparing them. The speaker finds this suggestion interesting and will look into it.
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Tom McCurdy
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Well I guess two research projects isn't ennough I am required to do a research project for physics now...
(on a plus note the other two projects should be ending within a couple of monthes)

I was wondering if anyone would be kind ennough to suggest some things to research... also the project is very open... so it could be experiment/project/reading about something

As probably most you could guess I am strongly considering doing reserach on String Theory, but I was wondering if anyone would have some other suggestions. I am also considering asking if I can develop my website www.utoe.org as my project... any opinions on that?

well I am going to think of some more things hopefully you will too
 
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How about various attempts by string/brane theories to reproduce the phenomena of the standard model, going into some detail about problems like chirality, flavors (aka generations), and so on. Compare and contrast.
 
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hmm sounds interesting... there probably isn't any unique aspects of string theory I could research that hasn't been written about before... anyway I don't know much about what you suggested but I will look into it.
 

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