Superstrings are not composed of matter; they are abstract mathematical concepts. The energy associated with superstrings arises from the tension along their length, which is equivalent to their mass. This tension is a result of the space-time metric adjusting to maintain a "normal" condition. The discussion also touches on the idea that strings may represent emergent effects from more fundamental processes, such as "sums-over-world-sheets."
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They are abstract math concepts.europium said:
You are speaking kind of loosely. The tension integrated along their length give us the energy which is equal to their mass. Is this a pulling tension or a pushing tension? And what gives rise to this tension? Does the tension come from the space-time metric trying to adjust itself to some "normal" condition? Thanks.selfAdjoint said:
