Heterotic string theory remains a captivating framework in the pursuit of unifying quantum mechanics with gravity. By merging aspects of bosonic and supersymmetric strings, it provides a fertile ...

In particular, they underpin the study of heterotic string compactifications where the structure of the compact manifold and associated gauge bundles directly influence physical observables.

Scientists are on the trail of a mysterious five-particle structure that could challenge one of the biggest theories in physics: string theory. This rare particle—never seen before and predicted not ...

However, the problem with string theory is that it is so flexible that it can explain almost anything, making it nearly ...

String theory has long been presented as physicists' best candidate for describing the fundamental nature of the Universe.

From our DNA strands to fishing rods to art, knots are all around us. Ana Wright, a Davidson College assistant mathematics ...

For decades, string theory has promised to be the ultimate explanation for how our universe works. In this theory, all matter ...