Newly devised test may confirm strings as fundamental constituent of matter, energy

Experimental verification would mean more spatial dimensions exist

Santa Barbara, Calif.--According to string theory, all the different particles that constitute physical reality are made of the same thing--tiny looped strings whose different vibrations give rise to the different fundamental particles that make up everything we know. Whether this theory correctly portrays fundamental reality is one of the biggest questions facing physicists.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news199.html">Newly devised test may confirm strings as fundamental constituent of matter, energy</a></p> <p><i><b>Experimental verification would mean more spatial dimensions exist</b></i> <br /> <br />Santa Barbara, Calif.--According to string theory, all the different particles that constitute physical reality are made of the same thing--tiny looped strings whose different vibrations give rise to the different fundamental particles that make up everything we know. Whether this theory correctly portrays fundamental reality is one of the biggest questions facing physicists.</p>