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String
theory is at this moment the most promising theory that unifies all
particles
and forces in nature, including gravity, in a way consistent with the
laws
of quantum mechanics and relativity. String theory answers fundamental
questions about the symmetries of nature, the quantum behaviour of
black
holes, the existence and breaking of supersymmetry, and the quantum
treatment
of singularities. In string theory all the forces and particles emerge
in an elegant geometrical way, realizing Einstein's ultimate dream of
building
everything from the geometry of space-time. The last couple of years
have
seen remarkable progress in our ideas, which has pointed to the
importance
of membranes and other higher-dimensional objects and has led to a
solution
of the black hole information paradox.
The String Theory Group is
jointly supported
by the Institute
for Theoretical Physics and the Korteweg-de Vries
Institute for Mathematics of the Faculty of Science.
There is also a close
cooperation with the group at the Spinoza Institute, Utrecht.
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