Constants-of-nature Quote by John D. Barrow

“The theoretical determination of the fine structure constant is certainly the most important of the unsolved problems of modern physics.”

— Wolfgang Pauli

One very important aspect of string theory is definitely testable. That was the prediction of supersymmetry, which emerged from string theory in the early…

— Edward Witten

Superstring theories provide a framework in which the force of gravity may be united with the other three forces in nature: the weak, electromagnetic…

— Edward Witten

“If the deep logic of what determines the value of the fine-structure constant also played a significant role in our understanding of all the…

— John D. Barrow

“Itwas one time when people thought the value of the fine structure constant wasimportant. Now of course it's still important, of course, as a…

— Steven Weinberg

“Strings possess one defining property which is their tension. This quantity plays a crucial role in the overall picture of how strings can be…

— John D. Barrow

I came to realise that string theory offers us the best hope of finding a unified theory of all matter and forces.

— Ashoke Sen

It was one time when people thought the value of the fine structure constant was important. Now of course it's still important, of course,…

— Steven Weinberg

The full name of string theory is really superstring theory. The 'super' stands for this feature called supersymmetry, which, without getting into any details,…

— Brian Greene

“The fine-structure constant is ubiquitous throughout physics. I’ve already noted its connection to the electromagnetic interaction. In atomic physics, the binding energy, fine-structure splitting,…

— Gerald Gabrielse

I think it laughable, frankly, that the physics community comes up with a theory for everything. There isn't one theory for everything. There is…

— Edgar Mitchell

In many ways, string theory attempts to go beyond Einstein's dream... an all-encompassing description of nature that works at large distances where gravity becomes…

— Ashoke Sen