The String Theory Landscape
String/M theory is formulated in 10 and 11 space-time dimensions; in order to describe our universe, we must postulate that six or seven of the spatial dimensions form a small compact manifold. In 1985, Candelas et al. showed that by taking the extra dimensions to be a Calabi−Yau manifold,...
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MDPI AG
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Universe |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/5/7/176 |