Untying the quantum string - with Davide De Biasio

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Could string theory be the key to unifying modern physics? Watch the Q&A here (exclusively for our Science Supporter members): https://youtu.be/_2swodV4Qh0 Join this channel to get access to the Q&A and other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeF244yNGuFefuFKqxIAXw/join This lecture was recorded at the Ri on the 7 September 2024. 20th-century theoretical physics achieved extraordinary results. From quantum field theory providing a framework for elementary particle interactions, to general relativity modelling space-time, these theories should be able to capture all the physical phenomena we observe in laboratories. But this is not the case. Join physicist Davide de Biasio to discover how, when combined, these theories are not only contradictory but incompatible. Of all the possible solutions proposed by physicists to unify these theories, the most viable so far is string theory, which assumes that everything emerges from the vibrations of microscopic, one-dimensional objects. Starting from its origin and progressing to the exciting developments of the last decades, Davide will explore the features and success, problems and ambitions of one of the most bizarre ideas in the history of science. --- Davide De Biasio received his PhD in theoretical physics from the Max Planck Institute for Physics, where he studied black holes, string theory and the enigmas of quantum space-time. Today, he devotes himself to science communication - both in English and Italian. He wr

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