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I thought string theory was champoined as a TOE by some people, but how can it be if it doesn't resolve the problen of mass.

Cool, thanks very much.

I'm still confused, is Antonio Lau saying the Higgs boson is part of string theory or not?

I'm not sure, I was under the impression that the mode of vibration of a string gave rise to its mass, so a particle like a Higgs Boson would not be necessary. But, like I said, I don't really know much about string theory.

Wow, thanks pmb_phy for that detailed reply. It was really useful. One minor point, I'm a 'she' not a 'he', I thought my avatar and user name might have conveyed that.

My textbook says that in microwave ovens, the frequency of the microwaves produced matches the natural frequebcy of water. Therefore, food containing water will heat up. But sites I have found on the net say a variety of other things. Such as 'It's a common misconception that the microwaves in a...

oops, the link's fine, it's just my PC

Damn my textbook, it says . The link doesn't seem to work, are you sure it is right?

Oh dear, now I am totally lost. If electrons are not actually spinning, how does the Pauli Exclusion principle work?

Hi, I don't really know much about string theory, but I was wondering whether the discovery of the Higgs boson would back up string theory, or contradict it? Thanks.

Thanks, I think I understand now. Just one small thing, I'm still confused about, does this mean the rest mass of an electron is its mass when it is not spinning, even though it is always spinning?

Hi, I know that a moving object has a greater mass due to relativistic effects. This may be a stupid question, but will a rotating or spinning object's mass increase as its angular velocity increases? Thank you for any help.