String theory is perhaps the most high-profile candidate for what physicists call a theory of everything – a single ...

While string theory is considered by some to be nothing more than elegant mathematics, the mathematics themselves have proven useful.

If the World Science Festival's panel on string theory tackled the question of whether the math behind it could be a reliable guide to reality, its panel on the Limits of Understanding seemed to ...

The answer, dear multi-dimensional bundles of vibrating string, lie as much in our selves as in our stars. It’s not just that the math of string theory is complex, though it certainly is.

Bootstrapping strings Evidence that string theory could be the sole viable “theory of everything” has emerged in a new theoretical study of particle scattering. (Courtesy: iStock/Anadmist) Striking ...

The surprise appearance of string theory mathematics in entangled particles may signal a deeper connection between quantum mechanics, which is typically observed on very tiny scales, and the universe.

The mathematics that have come out of string theory have been put to use in fields such as cosmology and condensed matter physics —the study of materials and their properties.

Normally, researchers use a theory called quantum chromodynamics (QCD) to calculate forces between quarks. To do so, they have to make estimates that are only accurate when the force is weak, but ...

You may not have heard of knot theory. But take it from Bill Menasco, a knot theorist of 35 years: This field of mathematics, rich in aesthetic beauty and intellectual challenges, has come a long way ...

Alongside string theory’s explanation of the generation of subatomic particles is another idea often found in science-fiction novels: the concept of extra dimensions.