Requiem for a string: Charting the rise and fall of a theory of everything

arstechnica.com

5 pointskristianp2 comments

Explain to me like I'm 5: If our best quantum theory suggest that particles are just excitations in different fields, then how could particles be also strings?

PS. I like this article and it does a good job of explaining complex ideas in a form that is accessible to a person of average IQ. But I do think that the tone of the article is a bit too negative on string theory - almost to the point of making fun of it.

Our best quantum theory suggests particles are discretely bound potential.

I’m not all in on string theory, though it is apparent potential is bound (by spin) into discrete packets (particles) in either stable form (matter) or radiant (the other stuff.)

These are all “the same stuff”, which through displacement (potential cannot exist in the same proximity without interference) gives rise to discrete state and the existential universe we all know and love.

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