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Is string field theory background independent?
Bhanu Narra, James Read, MatÄj Krátký
String field theory is supposed to stand to perturbative string theory as quantum field theory stands to single-particle quantum theory; as such, it purports to offer a substantial…
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On functional freedom and Penrose's critiques of string theory
MatÄj Krátký, James Read
In his The Road to Reality as well as in his Fashion, Faith and Fantasy, Roger Penrose criticises string theory and its practitioners from a variety of angles ranging from conceptu…