Definition of "string theory" []

• A candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles; a theory which suggests that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings rather than zero-dimensional points. It also suggests that space-time can have up to nine dimensions, plus the dimension of time. (noun)

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• "A recent book about string theory even used the title The Elegant Universe."