Space and time Quote by Lee Smolin

“String theory promises to take a further step beyond that taken by Einstein's picture of force subsumed within curved space and time geometry. Indeed,…

— John D. Barrow

“The loop approach to quantum gravity is now a thriving field of research. Many of the older ideas, such as supergravity and the study…

— Lee Smolin

One of the main successes of string theory is that it has been able to unify the general theory of relativity, which describes gravity,…

— Ashoke Sen

String theory is an attempt at a deeper description of nature by thinking of an elementary particle not as a little point but as…

— Edward Witten

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

“Both loop quantum gravity and string theory assert that there is an atomic structure to space. In the next two chapters we shall see…

— Lee Smolin

String theory is based on the simple idea that all the four forces of the universe: gravity, the electromagnetic force and the two nuclear…

— Michio Kaku

I do feel strongly that string theory is our best hope for making progress at unifying gravity and quantum mechanics.

— Brian Greene

“The subject of this chapter is string theory, and I begin it with these reflections for two reasons. First, because the main thing that…

— Lee Smolin

String theory is the most developed theory with the capacity to unite general relativity and quantum mechanics in a consistent manner. I do believe…

— Brian Greene

“Louis and I worked on two projects. In the first we tried to formulate a gravitational theory based on the dynamics of interacting loops…

— Lee Smolin

“At that moment it would have been easier for me to spontaneously grasp quantum string theory”

— Augusten Burroughs