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Are the sound waves from fundamental strings impossible to interact with?
Edited the question thanks to some helpful commenters.
Are the sound waves emitted by fundamental strings so small as to be impossible to interact with the world? In other words, do they disappear, ...
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Identification of extended quantum objects?
In some physics theories like string theory we have notion of spatially extended quantum objects - strings, membranes etc. Assuming that such objects exist, how would they appear in experiments ? More ...
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Regarding string theory: how to refute the argument “if it cannot be tested experimentally then it is not science”? [duplicate]
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What differs string theory from philosophy or religion?
I find a lot of people disbelieve in string theory, saying that since it cannot be tested experimentally then it ...
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How could we experience multiverse through cosmic background radiation?
I'm reading a book about string theory, and it tells me in the future it could be possible to detect existence of other bubble universes through cosmic background radiation. Is this true? What could ...
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What Observations could undeniably support string theory?
What experiments could provide observable "stringy" effects.
All valid experiments are acceptable (also theoretical experiments).
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What differs string theory from philosophy or religion? [duplicate]
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What experiment would disprove string theory?
A hypothesis without hard evidence sounds very much like philosophy or religion to me. All of them tries to establish a ...
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Does string theory provide quantitative experimental predictions? [duplicate]
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What experiment would disprove string theory?
We carefully observe things, observe patterns and then build theories that predict.
String theory is frequently ...
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How relevant is LHC to quantum gravity?
Premise: the LHC is obviously mapping unseen territory in high energies, and therefore it's always possible to imagine far out results.
Excluding completely unexpected outcomes - is the LHC ...
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What experiment would disprove string theory?
I know that there's big controversy between two groups of physicists:
those who support string theory (most of them, I think)
and those who oppose it.
One of the arguments of the second group is ...
