tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10970428.post3242810355352790620..comments2024-03-27T08:00:05.698+00:00Comments on ResoluteReader: Brian Greene - The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate TheoryResolute Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543167556221747469noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10970428.post-62782277718106330502011-12-07T08:59:26.860+00:002011-12-07T08:59:26.860+00:00I suppose the question is really, what sort of pre...I suppose the question is really, what sort of predictions does your friend expect String Theory to make.<br /><br />As Greene explains, String Theory does a good job of linking Relativity with QM. It also can, in a limited sense, be experimentally verified (or at least some aspects). The problem is that we can't prove most of it (we can't for instance, see the strings) and it remains a Resolute Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543167556221747469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10970428.post-3984171664758170252011-12-07T01:09:30.592+00:002011-12-07T01:09:30.592+00:00I'm reading Greene's "The Fabric of t...I'm reading Greene's "The Fabric of the Cosmos" at the moment. According to Amazon reviews, it is intended as an easier, more up-to-date version of this book. I remember reading some of "The Elegant Universe", but as you say it is difficult to wrap one's head around this subject matter. I've been supplementing my trek through it by reading sections in other Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.com