Re: Superstrings cannot be 'fundamental'

Posted by DickT on July 20, 2002 at 13:31:48:

In Reply to: Re: Superstrings cannot be 'fundamental' posted by Jfnewell7 on July 20, 2002 at 07:22:23:

Jim,

Superstring theory happens in the "flat" Minkowski space of special relativity. Strings bend and move and have a two dimensional worldsheet; the geometry and curvature of this worldsheet is important to the development and calculation of string properties.

Strings, although one dimensional, are assumed to have mass and tension, ordinarily thought of as belonging to bulk matter. The mass and tension also come into the string amplitude calculations.

Regards,
Dick

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