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==COSMOLOGY==> 'Uhhh ... how sure are we that everything is made of these?'
this post was submitted on 16 May 2024
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https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/requiem-for-a-string-charting-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-theory-of-everything/
I never seriously studied physics. A few years back I decided that it was time to push myself a little and start reading up. I started with some articles on string theory and suddenly remembered why I didn't want to study physics.
Looks like I saved twice as much time as I thought I had.
String theory is barely a scientific theory, it's an untestable (experimentally) mathematical framework.
I'm far from an expert on this, but I don't think this is the best introduction to physics.
According to the article it's no longer a credible theory