He gave up on String Theory and is now working on Dark Matter.
Apparently he chose wisely.
Less flippantly, IMO the Standard Theory just doesn’t explain what the universe is like at the largest and especially the smallest scales. If ST doesn’t explain it, then we’ll have to look elsewhere.
I find it interesting that the author didn’t seem to feel a need to comment on how many physicists support String Theory. If this is settled science, why are these deniers still poking around? /s
I am no astro physicist. But I am an Engineer. I also stayed at a Holiday Inn last night.
I have always wondered how we know for sure how big the Universe is. I actually wonder if we are able to see all the light that is produced in the Universe. For portions of the Universe that have traveled away from us on the farthest edge as we travel (expand) in the opposite direction away from the opposite edge, is there a limit or space and time in which light will never reach us?
He gave up on String Theory and is now working on Dark Matter.
Apparently he chose wisely.
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I thought Sheldon was forced to switch studies by his university against his wishes.
I find it interesting that the author didn’t seem to feel a need to comment on how many physicists support String Theory.
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The problem with String Theory is it’s purely based on mathematics and theory. Compare that to relativity and quantum mechanics which were solidly based on experimental results. In fact, relativity theory was mostly done by others before Einstein made the final and correct tweaks.