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Emeritus ProfessorMichaelDuff

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics

Senior Research Investigator
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 8571m.duff Website

 
 
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Assistant

 

Mrs Graziela De Nadai-Sowrey +44 (0)20 7594 7843

 
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Location

 

510Huxley BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Duff:2013:10.1007/s10701-011-9618-4,
author = {Duff, MJ},
doi = {10.1007/s10701-011-9618-4},
journal = {Foundations of Physics},
pages = {182--200},
title = {String and M-Theory: Answering the critics},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10701-011-9618-4},
volume = {43},
year = {2013}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Using as a springboard a three-way debate between theoretical physicist Lee Smolin, philosopher of science Nancy Cartwright and myself, I address in layman’s terms the issues of why we need a unified theory of the fundamental interactions and why, in my opinion, string and M-theory currently offer the best hope. The focus will be on responding more generally to the various criticisms. I also describe the diverse application of string/M-theory techniques to other branches of physics and mathematics which render the whole enterprise worthwhile whether or not “a theory of everything” is forthcoming.
AU  - Duff,MJ
DO  - 10.1007/s10701-011-9618-4
EP  - 200
PY  - 2013///
SN  - 0015-9018
SP  - 182
TI  - String and M-Theory: Answering the critics
T2  - Foundations of Physics
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10701-011-9618-4
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000312641000012&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/68484
VL  - 43
ER  -
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