Unwinding the universe: a brief look at String Theory

Abstract

“String Theory” has been a buzz-word in contemporary physics for years. It is at the very edge of theoretical ontology, predicting bizarre qualities of the universe – even claiming we exist in 11-dimensional space-time. These predictions may be strange, but the Theory can account for many of the laws of the universe if we put aside our preconceptions and accept the strange possibilities the Theory suggests.