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What Is String Theory?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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How Do String Theory Explain Quantum Fields?

The most fundamental thing in the universe are these little strings. You can't get anything smaller than a string, it's the most basic unit. So everything woud be built out of these strings, including all the particles and all the forces. And that's actually why string theory is so popular - we can explain some of the mysteries of quantum fields.

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