Have Any Conjectures in the Random Matrix Model Been Proven or Disproven?

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The discussion centers on the status of conjectures presented in the paper "http://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/9610043v3.pdf," which is based on Supersymmetry (SUSY). Participants express uncertainty regarding the proof or disproof of these conjectures, particularly in relation to M Theory and its implications for string theory. The consensus indicates that while some aspects of string theory have been successfully transformed into S Matrix formulations, the complete understanding of M Theory remains elusive and unproven.

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Is any of the conjectures in:
http://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/9610043v3.pdf

have been proven/disproven? what has been left still open?

I am thinking of reading this article sometime in the future, hope it's digestable (but first need to finish my studies of QFT and GR.)
 
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As far as I know it is based on SUSY as premesis. This is my problem too. We have 3 stringtheorys transformed in S Matrix so far. This is working well. But I think full M Theory is far from it. I'm not skilled enough to interpret this paper and if we really have a "downgrade" for the M Theory, then we would hear about it on TV and all newspapers.
 

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