A Critical Look at Strings

Author： Rovelli Carlo  

Publisher： Springer Publishing Company

ISSN： 0015-9018

Source： Foundations of Physics, Vol.43, Iss.1, 2013-01, pp. : 8-20

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Abstract

Following the invitation of the editors of Foundations of Physics, I give here a personal assessment of string theory, from the point of view of an outsider, and I compare it with the theory, methods, and expectations of my own field.

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