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Introduction to Superstring Theory

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John H. Schwarz

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Submitted 9 Aug 2000

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The authors' main claim The most accessible experimental implication of superstring theory is supersymmetry at or below the TeV scale.

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CitationJohn H. Schwarz. "Introduction to Superstring Theory." arXiv:hep-ex/0008017 (2000). https://pith.science/paper/3KWIZOYE
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These four lectures, addressed to an audience of graduate students in experimental high energy physics, survey some of the basic concepts in string theory. The purpose is to convey a general sense of what string theory is and what it has achieved. Since the characteristic scale of string theory is expected to be close to the Planck scale, the structure of strings probably cannot be probed directly in accelerator experiments. The most accessible experimental implication of superstring theory is supersymmetry at or below the TeV scale.

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s0 These four lectures, addressed to an audience of graduate students in experimental high energy physics, survey some of the basic concepts in string theory. contribution 0.72 0.46 0.03 asserted 0.98
s1 The purpose is to convey a general sense of what string theory is and what it has achieved. contribution 0.77 0.21 0.08 asserted 0.83
s2 Since the characteristic scale of string theory is expected to be close to the Planck scale, the structure of strings probably cannot be probed directly in accelerator experiments. background 0.88 0.05 0.07 hedged possibility 0.98
s3 The most accessible experimental implication of superstring theory is supersymmetry at or below the TeV scale. interpretation 0.54 0.06 0.24 asserted 0.95

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These four lectures, addressed to an audience of graduate students in experimental high energy physics, survey some of the basic concepts in string theory. The purpose is to convey a general sense of what string theory is and what it has achieved. Since the characteristic scale of string theory is expected to be close to the Planck scale, the structure of strings probably cannot be probed directly in accelerator experiments. The most accessible experimental implication of superstring theory is supersymmetry at or below the TeV scale.

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  • There are two well-known attempts to quantize gravity by imposing such a cutoff: In string theory [ref] , the world-line of a particle is replaced by the world-sheet of a string, so that the intersections of lines in Feynman diagrams (which produce divergences) are broadened into the intersections of sheets (which may be e.g. cylindrical).

    Life, the universe, and everything - 42 fundamental questions · Regularization of quantum gravity · 0.92

  • Many textbooks have been dedicated to the topic, and the interested reader can also find excellent resources online [ref] .

    Minimal Length Scale Scenarios for Quantum Gravity · String Theory · 1.00

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