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Join expert and advanced topics on beyond the standard model of physics. This includes professionally researched theories like strings, branes, and LQG. Mainstream physics only.

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Graduate What Are P-Branes and Their Role in String Theory?

Nov 30, 2003 · Replies 1 · Dec 7, 2003

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Graduate Just wondering if this has merit

Dec 6, 2003 · Replies 3 · Dec 6, 2003

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Graduate Understanding the Cosmological Constant Problem

Dec 5, 2003 · Replies 9 · Dec 6, 2003

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Graduate Anomalous Observation: Is Two Different Types of Space In Place About the Earth?

Nov 27, 2003 · Replies 4 · Dec 5, 2003

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Graduate What Are Quaternions and Their Relation to Special Relativity?

Nov 26, 2003 · Replies 20 · Dec 5, 2003

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Graduate Path integrals and the sum of surfaces, is this general?

Nov 21, 2003 · Replies 19 · Dec 4, 2003

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Graduate Unifying general relativity with topological field theory

Nov 19, 2003 · Replies 8 · Dec 3, 2003

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Graduate Why is LQG a dead end but not m-theory?

Oct 16, 2003 · Replies 36 · Dec 3, 2003

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Graduate New Field Theory: Unifying Electricity & Electromagnetism

Dec 1, 2003 · Replies 4 · Dec 3, 2003

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Graduate Finding Physics Books on String Theories and Quantum Mechanics

Nov 30, 2003 · Replies 3 · Dec 3, 2003

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Graduate M-theory for the layperson, part II

Nov 21, 2003 · Replies 8 · Dec 2, 2003

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Graduate What Are the Unique Properties of a Universe with Four Spatial Dimensions?

Nov 9, 2003 · Replies 17 · Dec 2, 2003

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Graduate Can We Mathematically Define Physical Impossibility in an Infinite Universe?

Nov 30, 2003 · Replies 10 · Dec 2, 2003

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Graduate Branes and LQG: A Simplified Explanation

Dec 1, 2003 · Replies 4 · Dec 2, 2003

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Graduate What Are the Differences Between Riemannian and Lorentzian Spin Networks?

Nov 29, 2003 · Replies 1 · Nov 29, 2003

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Graduate What is the true nature of atoms and their dimensions?

Sep 6, 2003 · Replies 18 · Nov 28, 2003

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Graduate What is Negative Mass? | Status of Speculative Theory

Oct 9, 2003 · Replies 12 · Nov 24, 2003

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Graduate What is the Möbius Strip String Theory?

Nov 22, 2003 · Replies 2 · Nov 24, 2003

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Graduate 2 Tests will explain Small Ether drift measured by D. Miller

Nov 12, 2003 · Replies 8 · Nov 23, 2003

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Graduate November issue of Physics World is on Quantum Gravity

Nov 15, 2003 · Replies 2 · Nov 22, 2003

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Graduate When Was String Theory First Formulated?

Nov 20, 2003 · Replies 2 · Nov 21, 2003

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Graduate How area in LQG transforms under Lorentz boosts

Nov 7, 2003 · Replies 12 · Nov 21, 2003

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Graduate Quantum Gravity & Theories of Everything: A New Direction?

Nov 20, 2003 · Replies 3 · Nov 21, 2003

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Graduate New Markopolou/Smolin: Quantum Theory from Quantum Gravity

Nov 19, 2003 · Replies 4 · Nov 20, 2003

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Graduate Deriving 'G' from E=mc^2 and Gravitons

Nov 12, 2003 · Replies 2 · Nov 20, 2003

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Graduate Why Do Scientists Think Extra Dimensions are Strings?

Nov 20, 2003 · Replies 1 · Nov 20, 2003

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Graduate Can Loop Quantum Gravity Explain Inflation and the CMB?

Nov 4, 2003 · Replies 14 · Nov 19, 2003

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Graduate The Graviton: A Missing Link in Understanding Gravity?

Nov 16, 2003 · Replies 7 · Nov 18, 2003

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Graduate What Are the Biggest Unsolved Mysteries in Physics?

Nov 17, 2003 · Replies 7 · Nov 18, 2003

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Graduate Quantum fluctations and singularities.

Nov 18, 2003 · Replies 1 · Nov 18, 2003

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Graduate What Role Does Charge Play in the Mass of Particles in Space-Time?

Nov 14, 2003 · Replies 10 · Nov 18, 2003

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Graduate What Defines the Existence and Space of Strings in Computer Memory?

Nov 10, 2003 · Replies 1 · Nov 17, 2003

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Graduate Discovering the Mysteries of String Theory: A Comprehensive Guide

Nov 9, 2003 · Replies 1 · Nov 17, 2003

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Graduate Quantizing speeds with the cosmological constant

Nov 11, 2003 · Replies 15 · Nov 17, 2003

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Graduate How Does Twistor Theory Connect to Roger Penrose?

Apr 1, 2003 · Replies 4 · Nov 17, 2003

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Graduate Can M-theory be explained in simpler terms for non-scientists?

Nov 15, 2003 · Replies 13 · Nov 16, 2003

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Graduate Is Time an Illusion Created by Our Consciousness?

Sep 6, 2003 · Replies 14 · Nov 16, 2003

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Graduate String theory? sounds like a loose thread

Nov 13, 2003 · Replies 10 · Nov 15, 2003

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Graduate Covariant Loop Gravity and Livine's Thesis

Oct 26, 2003 · Replies 32 · Nov 15, 2003

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Graduate Unified Field: Wave Equations, Standing Waves, Entropy & Dark Matter

Sep 12, 2003 · Replies 50 · Nov 14, 2003

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Graduate What is the Holographic Principle and how is it related to string theory?

Nov 2, 2003 · Replies 2 · Nov 14, 2003

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Graduate Two Time Dimensions: Theoretically Possible?

Sep 21, 2003 · Replies 7 · Nov 12, 2003

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Graduate Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle and String Theory

Nov 2, 2003 · Replies 2 · Nov 10, 2003

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Graduate Ideas on what the extra dimensions are

Nov 10, 2003 · Replies 1 · Nov 10, 2003

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Graduate Do string theories need gravitational radiation as in GR?

Nov 7, 2003 · Replies 5 · Nov 9, 2003

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Graduate Background independent string theory

Nov 5, 2003 · Replies 7 · Nov 9, 2003

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Graduate What Are Gravitons and Their Role in the Origin of Time and Space?

Nov 7, 2003 · Replies 3 · Nov 8, 2003

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Graduate How Does Dimension Influence Theories of Supersymmetry and Gravity?

Oct 30, 2003 · Replies 1 · Nov 6, 2003

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Graduate String Theory: Mysterious Smaller Universes

Oct 28, 2003 · Replies 5 · Nov 6, 2003

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Graduate The ToE: Unification or Replacement?

Oct 11, 2003 · Replies 24 · Nov 5, 2003

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Graduate LQG, strings and the IKKT matrix model

Nov 5, 2003 · Replies 2 · Nov 5, 2003

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Graduate Strings Meets Loops at the Albert Einstein Institute

Oct 7, 2003 · Replies 19 · Nov 5, 2003

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Graduate Laplace-Runge-Lenz vector and its generating transformation

Nov 2, 2003 · Replies 2 · Nov 3, 2003

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Graduate Coupla Questions: Universe Strings & Particles

Oct 30, 2003 · Replies 6 · Nov 2, 2003

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Graduate World-sheets, manifolds, and coordinate systems

Nov 1, 2003 · Replies 1 · Nov 1, 2003

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Graduate David Louapre, at Lyons, another one to watch

Sep 12, 2003 · Replies 26 · Oct 31, 2003

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Graduate Can we reach the stars through interstellar space exploration?

Oct 28, 2003 · Replies 1 · Oct 31, 2003

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Graduate NOVA The Elegant Universe: A Look at String Theory's 35th Anniversary

Oct 22, 2003 · Replies 20 · Oct 30, 2003

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Graduate What are the five string theories?

Oct 29, 2003 · Replies 5 · Oct 30, 2003

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Graduate Can 11D Space Crumple Into 3D Universe and Create Wormholes?

Sep 30, 2003 · Replies 8 · Oct 30, 2003

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Graduate Is the Planck Length Truly Constant?

Oct 21, 2003 · Replies 2 · Oct 28, 2003

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Graduate There is no such thing as free energy

Oct 5, 2003 · Replies 19 · Oct 26, 2003

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Graduate Noncommutative geometry and the standard model

Oct 19, 2003 · Replies 15 · Oct 24, 2003

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Graduate Plato's Cave and Heisenberg, 21st Century with Witten

Oct 8, 2003 · Replies 3 · Oct 24, 2003

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Graduate What Exactly is a String in String Theory?

Oct 24, 2003 · Replies 2 · Oct 24, 2003

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Graduate Loop gravity Hamiltonian-for Jeff and/or Eigenguy

Oct 18, 2003 · Replies 32 · Oct 23, 2003

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Graduate Maldacena Conjecture: 55-min RealPlayer Lecture

Oct 19, 2003 · Replies 2 · Oct 23, 2003

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Graduate A change going on in theoretical physics

Oct 12, 2003 · Replies 2 · Oct 19, 2003

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Graduate Rovelli's hierarchy of Time(s)

Oct 12, 2003 · Replies 2 · Oct 19, 2003

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Graduate Different Perspectives in Theory Only

Oct 16, 2003 · Replies 1 · Oct 17, 2003

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Graduate The consequences of Goedel's first incompleteness theorum for physical theories

Oct 15, 2003 · Replies 15 · Oct 16, 2003

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Graduate Unanswered Questions in Fundamental Physics

Oct 15, 2003 · Replies 18 · Oct 16, 2003

Replies: 18

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Graduate Covariant vs absolute derivative

Oct 16, 2003 · Replies 1 · Oct 16, 2003

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Graduate The Ultimate Crackpot Theory Of Gravity

Apr 22, 2003 · Replies 19 · Oct 15, 2003

Replies: 19

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Graduate Tensor Analysis - Request for opinion

Oct 14, 2003 · Replies 6 · Oct 15, 2003

Replies: 6

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Graduate A challenge: break the force barrier of nature

Oct 12, 2003 · Replies 16 · Oct 13, 2003

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Graduate Is Inconsistency an Inherent Variable in Mathematics and Physics?

Oct 12, 2003 · Replies 3 · Oct 13, 2003

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Graduate Re-examining the Energy Equation: Why Does E=mc^2 Fall Short?

Oct 11, 2003 · Replies 9 · Oct 12, 2003

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Graduate The Ultimate Aether Theory Re-revealed

Oct 10, 2003 · Replies 2 · Oct 11, 2003

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Graduate Whats the deal with String Theory?

Sep 23, 2003 · Replies 55 · Oct 11, 2003

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Graduate Difference between open string field theory and closed string field theory

Sep 8, 2003 · Replies 33 · Oct 10, 2003

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Graduate Black Hole Entropy in Quantum Gravity

Oct 2, 2003 · Replies 2 · Oct 10, 2003

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Graduate Fine structure constant has geometrical nature

Oct 9, 2003 · Replies 2 · Oct 9, 2003

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Graduate Lack of Books on Loop Quantum Gravity (LQG)

Oct 3, 2003 · Replies 19 · Oct 9, 2003

Replies: 19

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Graduate How many dimensions are there in F-Theory?

Sep 18, 2003 · Replies 12 · Oct 6, 2003

Replies: 12

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Graduate Interesting argument among string-thinkers

Sep 27, 2003 · Replies 8 · Oct 3, 2003

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Graduate Is Time a Vector or a Tensor in Physics?

Oct 3, 2003 · Replies 1 · Oct 3, 2003

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Graduate STO's, Scalars, and the GUT of Anti-Gravity

Oct 1, 2003 · Replies 3 · Oct 3, 2003

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Graduate How Does Non-locality Influence Our Perception of Remote Sensing Images?

Sep 16, 2003 · Replies 2 · Oct 2, 2003

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Graduate Matrix string theory, contact terms, and superstring field theory

Sep 28, 2003 · Replies 2 · Sep 30, 2003

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Graduate String Theory Predictions: Beyond QT, SR & GR

Sep 29, 2003 · Replies 4 · Sep 30, 2003

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Graduate Is the Sorce Theory a valid critique of relativity?

Sep 28, 2003 · Replies 2 · Sep 29, 2003

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Graduate New definitions to the continuum and the discreteness concepts

Sep 25, 2003 · Replies 2 · Sep 25, 2003

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Graduate More Dimensions To Shake A Stick At

Sep 16, 2003 · Replies 11 · Sep 24, 2003

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Graduate How does string field theory differ from string theory

Sep 4, 2003 · Replies 14 · Sep 24, 2003

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Graduate Standard Model from Intersecting Branes?

Sep 17, 2003 · Replies 8 · Sep 23, 2003

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Graduate Is Measurement the Key to Understanding Reality Beyond Peter Lynds?

Aug 18, 2003 · Replies 20 · Sep 23, 2003

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Graduate Nuts and Bolts Books on Strings, Branes and/or Loop Quantum Gravity

Sep 21, 2003 · Replies 2 · Sep 21, 2003

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Graduate What Are the Key Insights from Recent Publications on Strings and Branes?

Sep 17, 2003 · Replies 2 · Sep 21, 2003

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Graduate Understanding the Science of 'Sync' : Cornell Daily Sun

Sep 16, 2003 · Replies 5 · Sep 18, 2003

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Theoretical Physics

Welcome to the Theoretical Physics forum!

Theoretical physics is a branch of physics that focuses on developing mathematical models and theoretical frameworks to explain and predict physical phenomena. Theoretical physicists strive to understand the fundamental principles that govern the universe, often delving into realms beyond immediate experimental observation.

This field involves the creation of mathematical equations and conceptual frameworks, exploring topics such as quantum mechanics, general relativity, and particle physics.

Theoretical physicists contribute to our understanding of the universe at both the smallest and largest scales, seeking to formulate elegant and comprehensive theories that describe the underlying principles of the cosmos, even if some aspects remain challenging to verify experimentally.

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