superstring theory

American  

[soo-per-string] / ˈsu pərˌstrɪŋ /

noun

1. any supersymmetric string theory in which each type of elementary particle is treated as a vibration of a single fundamental string superstring at a particular frequency.

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superstring theory Scientific  

/ so̅o̅′pər-strĭng′ /

1. A type of string theory that includes the theoretical assumptions of supersymmetry.

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Example Sentences

Some of these ideas were later used in the 1980s to develop superstring theory, a version of string theory—in which particles are represented as vibrating one-dimensional objects called “strings”—that incorporates supersymmetry.

From Scientific American • Aug. 6, 2019

He has written more than 200 scientific publications and is known for his work in supersymmetry, supergravity and superstring theory.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2015

Dr Weinberg, like many of his colleagues, fancies an approach called superstring theory.

From Economist • Nov. 25, 2015

Even ideas as out there as the “multiverse” — which will be taken to new heights in Grant Morrison’s forthcoming “Multiversity” — have some basis in real science, specifically superstring theory.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2014

In an attempt to draw everything together, physicists have come up with something called superstring theory.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson