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In theoretical physics, F-theory is a branch of string theory developed by Iranian-American physicist Cumrun Vafa.[1] The new vacua described by F-theory were discovered by Vafa and allowed string theorists to construct new realistic vacua — in the form of F-theory compactified on elliptically fibered Calabi–Yau four-folds. The letter "F" supposedly stands for "Father" in relation to "Mother"-theory.[2]
- ^ Vafa, Cumrun (1996). "Evidence for F-theory". Nuclear Physics B. 469 (3): 403–415. arXiv:hep-th/9602022. doi:10.1016/0550-3213(96)00172-1. S2CID 6511691.
- ^ Michio Kaku: The Universe Is a Symphony of Vibrating Strings – YouTube