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Comments On String Theory
Edward Witten
String theory avoids the ultraviolet infinities that arise in trying to quantize gravity. It is also more predictive than conventional quantum field theory, one aspect of this bein…
hep-th2002★ 18 cited
Singularities in string theory
Edward Witten
String theory is a quantum theory that reproduces the results of General Relativity at long distances but is completely different at short distances. Mathematically, string theory…
hep-th2002
Multi-Trace Operators, Boundary Conditions, And AdS/CFT Correspondence
Edward Witten
We argue that multi-trace interactions in quantum field theory on the boundary of AdS space can be incorporated in the AdS/CFT correspondence by using a more general boundary condi…