What Is the New Geometry of String/M-Theory?

[cuallito]

I'm watching a lecture by Edward Witten here:

In it, he mentions that String/M-theory seems to be hinting toward a new kind of geometry where you don't talk about space/time points, but the interactions between quantum world sheets (around 37:00 minute mark.)

Does this new geometry have a name? What work's being done on it? Where can I read more?

 

[jedishrfu]

found this reference that might lead to more:

http://books.google.com/books?id=SB...ractions between quantum world sheets&f=false

 

[tom.stoer]

... String/M-theory seems to be hinting toward a new kind of geometry where you don't talk about space/time points, but the interactions between quantum world sheets.

But these world sheets are embedded in 10-dim. "background", so this cannot be the final answer

 

[haushofer]

We are still waiting for Ed to publish his background-ind. notion of string theory, I guess :P

 

[tom.stoer]

You're dead right!