String Theory Gets a Boost

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This models a small region of the observable universe right after strings have formed at around 10-36 sec when the distances between them were still only a few times their thickness. Credit: Mark Hindmarsh
This models a small region of the observable universe right after strings have formed, at around 10^{-36} sec, when the distances between them were still only a few times their thickness. Credit: Mark Hindmarsh

Among the scientific theories that excite a great deal of controversy are those theories that deal with strings. And the idea of cosmic strings gets as much play as any in scientific circles.


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