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Super String Theory:

String of Assumptions
 
String Theories are proposed to resolve the inconsistencies between GTR and Quantum Mechanics. Currently string theory is the prime candidate for the theory of everything.  In the Standard Model of Particle Physics the building blocks of matter are point like zero-dimensional particles. Whereas, in string theory the building blocks are one-dimensional extended objects (strings). Strings can be open threads or closed loops. Many texts are available which explain the detail of the theory. It is beyond the scope of this book to describe the elements and principles of string theories. I just briefly browse into the fundamentals.
 
One of main objectives of the super string theory is to solve the problem of the so-called space-time singularities. It tries to define a kind of world that its boundaries stop at Planck distance.
 
Uphill struggle has been done in order not to touch sub-Planck domain and therefore deny zeros and infinities. The string theorists by-pass singularities, by assuming that the building block of space is a string which is the size of Planck distance (1.6* 10 -33 cm). Therefore, they suggest that there is no zero or singularity in the fabric of space.  In addition, it assigns more dimensions to the space-time to be able to solve the other theoretical physics paradoxes. Steven Hawking believes:

"All one can say is whether mathematical models with extra dimensions provide a good description of the universe. We do not yet have any observation that requires extra dimension for their explanation.” 6

However, he does not completely reject it, he later mentions:

“String theory is good for calculating what happens when a few high energy particles collide and scatter off each other. However, they are not of much use for describing how the energy of a very large number of particles curve the universe or forms a bond state” 6

To me there are fundamental issues with string theory and because of that I am going to play the devil’s advocate in the following paragraphs. Of course these are my personal opinions.
 
String Theory: A Theory of Everything
 
The assumed particle for curving the space-time and creating gravity is called “Graviton”. The graviton has not been found experimentally but it is further assumed that it should be mass-less and should have spin-2 (have two times faster spin than photon).
In 1974 John Schwartz and Joel Schrek claimed that a mass-less spin-2 particle that is predicted by string theory is the long sought and never found graviton. They further claimed that the equations of string theory embodied a quantum mechanical description of gravity. Therefore, they declared the string theory a candidate for the theory of everything.
Remember, the theory of everything is supposed to bring the the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics under one umbrella.
 
Space in Sting Theory
 
Space in the String Theory is continuous but granular. The granules being Planck distance size strings. These strings are supposedly the building block of space.
To respond to numerous calls from the boundaries of the universe received through mathematical calculations and physical experiments, string theorists chose to introduce extra dimensions. The original assumed dimensions were wrapped and compact and ultra small, therefore they were out of our sight.  String theorists are claiming that the unexplained space-time phenomena are coming from elements present in other spatial dimensions.

Photo / NOVA


A Calabi - Yau shape: One of the many two dimensional visualization of the six additional spatial dimensions required by string theory.46