Creating Models for Ed Witten's M-Theory

[catherineM]

I didn't want to post this in the homework section because it isn't exactly a homework question. However, I must write an essay WITH a visual representation (like a model, etc.). My essay is on Ed Witten and his M-Theory. However, I'm stuck on the visual part. Does anybody have any ideas?

*I am sorry if I posted this in the wrong category. Also, if I'm being ignorant, I apologize, I'm in high school physics, so I'm no physicist...

 

[Kevin_Axion]

I wonder why people put things in the Quantum Physics section when there is one called the Beyond the Standard Model and has sub-topics such as M-Theory, branes, SUSY, and LQG.

You can put a ridiculously long equation down! Or you can make a Calabi-Yau manifold but this would be extremely difficult.

Here's an equation:

$$S=-\frac{T}{2}\int\sqrt{-h}h^{ab}g_{\mu\nu}(X)\partial_aX^\mu(\sigma)\partial_bX^\nu(\sigma)$$

It's called the Polyakov Action and is a very important component of Superstring Theory and M-Theory.

 

[catherineM]

Oh, sorry! Thanks, I just joined today and I didn't know there was that section! Thank you very much for replying as I will post future questions in the M-Theory topic :)