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{{String theory}}
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In [[physics]], '''string theory''' is a [[Mathematical theory|theoretical framework]] in which the [[Point particle|point-like particles]] of [[particle physics]] are replaced by [[Dimension (mathematics and physics)|one-dimensional]] objects called [[String (physics)|strings]]. String theory describes how these strings propagate through space and interact with each other. On distance scales larger than the string scale, a string looks just like an ordinary particle, with its [[mass]], [[charge (physics)|charge]], and other properties determined by the [[vibration]]al state of the string. In string theory, one of the many vibrational states of the string corresponds to the [[graviton]], a [[quantum mechanics|quantum mechanical]] particle that carries the [[gravity|gravitational force]]. Thus, string theory is a theory of [[quantum gravity]].
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