2000/12/31 by M. J. Duff, M. J. DUFF · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Complementarity (molecular biology) #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #State (computer science) #String (physics) #String phenomenology #String theory #Unification #gr-qc #hep-ph #hep-th
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published in International Journal of Modern Physics A 16(supp01a), 77-91 (World Scientific) · 16 pages, Latex. Plenary talk delivered at The Division of Particles and Fields Meeting of The American Physical Society, August 9-12 2000, Ohio State University. Minor corrections and references added
arxiv created 2001/02/05 · openalex publication_date 2001/10/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
After reviewing how M-theory subsumes string theory, I report broadly on some new and interesting developments, focusing on the "brane world": circumventing no-go theorems for supersymmetric brane-worlds, complementarity of the Maldacena and Randall-Sundrum pictures; self-tuning of the cosmological constant. I conclude with the top ten unsolved problems.