Advances in String Theory, Supersymmetry and Supergravity
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 51
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
String theory is a theory that attempts to merge quantum mechanics with the general theory of relativity. The name string theory comes from the modeling of subatomic particles as tiny one-dimensional string-like entities rather than the more conventional approach in which they are modeled as zero-dimensional point particles. The theory envisions that a string undergoing a particular mode of vibration corresponds to a particle. In the 1980s, physicists realized that string theory had the potential to incorporate all four of nature's forces: gravity, electromagnetism, strong force, and weak force. Supersymmetry is a symmetry between fermions and bosons, initially hoped to extend the standard model. Experimentally, it seemed not to work; however, it turned out to be essential at shorter length scales of supergravity and string theory. Supergravity is a quantum field theory of particles that includes gravitational force along with the other fundamental interactions of matter.
Dr. Mark D. Roberts
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- string theory
- quantum mechanics
- general relativity
- supersymmetry
- fermions and bosons
- supergravity
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