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I've seen a few minutes of a docu on String theory one morning (before having to leave for work).
This show has been bugging ever since, so can someone explain String Theory in a nutshell, it's viability and why it is disputed, why String Theorist believe this is found in a sub-sub-atomic level, how it explains that there are around 12 dimensions in the universe, and can also explain how the big bang occured (through the collision and impact of two 'opposite universes')
Explain in Laymans terms please! Thanks ; )
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Bit of a complicated question to answer in the short space allowed here. I suggest you try Wikipedia for a good general explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_theory
In short, the mathematics of how strings move and vibrate appear to also work quite well (or at least better than other current theories) at describing how fundamental particles behave. As such, it is proposed that, at the lowest level, all matter is composed of strings (either open or loops). The way in which these strings vibrate and move determines what type of particle they represent (e.g. quark, electron, graviton).