String theory is a branch of theoretical physics that attempts to build a theory of quantum gravity using one-dimensional strings rather than zero-dimensional point particles as fundamental building blocks. The name string theory is somewhat of a misnomer since the modern theory also includes higher dimensional objects known as branes.

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Articles in category "String theory"

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List of string theory topics Template:String-theory 1 1/N expansion A AdS/CFT B Bosonic string theory C Calabi-Yau manifold Compactification (physics) Conifold D D-brane Domain wall

F F-theory First superstring revolution G Goddard-Thorn theorem Graviton H Heterotic string Horava-Witten domain wall M M-theory Matrix theory (physics) Mysterious duality N Nambu-Goto action P P-branes

P cont. Polyakov action S Second superstring revolution String theory Superstring theory T Tachyon Tachyon condensation Type I string Type II string U U-duality