A unique theory of all forces
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-10-30 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
In discussing the construction of a consistent theory of quantum gravity unified with the gauge interactions we are naturally led to a string theory. We review its properties and the five consistent supersymmetric string theories in ten dimensions. We finally discuss the evidence that these theories are actually special limits of a unique 11-dimensional theory, called M-theory, and a recent conjecture for its explicit formulation as a supersymmetric Matrix theory.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9708105,
title = {A unique theory of all forces},
author = {Paolo Di Vecchia},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9708105},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
11 pages, Latex. Talk given at the Conference `Beyond the standard model', V, Balholm, Norway, May 1997