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String Theory

From a single vibrating string to the eleven-dimensional M-theory web through 43 interactive demonstrations. Watch vibration modes become particles, curl six dimensions into Calabi–Yau shapes, end open strings on D-branes, and project a universe onto its boundary — all in your browser.

See also: Relativity for the gravity that strings quantize, Particle Physics for the Standard Model that compactifications must reproduce, and Quantum Mechanics for the harmonic oscillators inside every string mode.

  1. 01

    Why Strings?

    From point particles to strings — and why quantum gravity demands them

    4 demos
  2. 02

    The Vibrating String

    One string, many particles — vibration modes as the periodic table of physics

    4 demos
  3. 03

    Worldlines to Worldsheets

    A string sweeps out a surface in spacetime — and interactions become topology

    4 demos
  4. 04

    Extra Dimensions

    Kaluza–Klein towers, winding modes, and why the math demands ten dimensions

    4 demos
  5. 05

    Calabi–Yau Manifolds

    The six hidden dimensions, curled into shapes that decide the laws of physics

    5 demos
  6. 06

    Superstrings & the Five Theories

    Supersymmetry tames the tachyon — and five consistent theories emerge

    4 demos
  7. 07

    Dualities & M-Theory

    T-duality, S-duality, and the eleven-dimensional web connecting everything

    5 demos
  8. 08

    D-Branes

    The surfaces where open strings end — and where gauge theories live

    5 demos
  9. 09

    Holography & AdS/CFT

    A universe on the boundary — gravity in the bulk equals gauge theory on the edge

    4 demos
  10. 10

    Black Holes & the Landscape

    Counting black hole microstates string by string — and the landscape of vacua

    4 demos

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