Superstring Theory is a shorter name for Supersymmetric String Theory.
"String theory was originally invented to explain some peculiarities of the behavior of hadrons (subatomic particle which experiences the strong nuclear force). In particle-accelerator experiments, physicists observed that the spin of a hadron is never larger than a certain multiple of the square of its energy. No simple model of the hadron, such as picturing it as a set of smaller particles held together by spring-like forces, was able to explain these relationships."
The earliest String Theory only involved "bosons," which are subatomic particles, like photons, and have certain behaviors and characteristics. Since there are many other different particles, this early theory was insufficient for the goal of the String Theorists: A Universal Theory of everything.
As String Theory was applied to other particles, it showed more and more promise. When it was applied to particles known as "fermions" and also their vibration, Superstring Theory evolved.
"While understanding the details of string and superstring theories requires considerable mathematical sophistication, some qualitative properties of quantum strings can be understood in a fairly intuitive fashion. For example, quantum strings have tension, much like regular strings made of twine; this tension is considered a fundamental parameter of the theory. The tension of a quantum string is closely related to its size. Consider a closed loop of string, left to move through space without external forces. Its tension will tend to contract it into a smaller and smaller loop. Classical intuition suggests that it might shrink to a single point, but this would violate Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. The characteristic size of the string loop will be a balance between the tension force, acting to make it small, and the uncertainty effect, which keeps it "stretched". Consequently, the minimum size of a string is related to the string tension."
String Theory (or Superstring Theory, whichever, or both) is still in what could be called its infancy. There are many debates within it, and it is not totally accepted. Many of its suppositions show great promise, but no predictions have been made yet that are falsifiable through experimentation.
Don't feel bad. I don't, and likely never will, understand it either.
2006-07-01 21:51:41
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answered by elchistoso69 5
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Its a really complex theory that in a nutshell states that everything in our Universe exists (even atoms) because of super super small. Think about 2x the distance to an atom, now we're on the level of near the level of super strings. These string vibrate at different speeds, each speed is responsible for a different element or thing in the universe. In the Simarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien writes The Song of the Anuer (spelling?) about how the ancient race sang the universe into being. This may well be how the universe was made. With the strings all vibrating, a sound or noise could very well be our Universe. This discovery has very very far reaching consequences. I'm tired and this is a very poor example. Sorry.
2006-07-01 21:42:13
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answered by AdamKadmon 7
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because the "void potential" won't be able to be 0 (that could pass hostile to the uncertainty theory) plus the einstein postulate E = mc^2, the void must have potential and therfore mass and hence gravity, that won't be able to be until eventually we were on the huge Crunch, so scientists say that there is a fantastic-chum particle that stabilizes the potential on each little thing, this theory often is the great-symetry, the string idea is a diffusion of the great symetry, it says that each unmarried particle is formed from 2 superbuddys, that they call strings, the strings are very just about a similar, so that you'll say that each particle is an similar, notwithstanding the version comes with diverse vibrations of those strings, the seize in this theory is that you won't be able to work out a string until eventually you've a particle collider higher than the image voltaic device! :S so i favor to call it more desirable than a idea an insurance for the investigators lol!
2016-11-30 03:26:51
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answered by Anonymous
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I'm not sure what it is but I know that my uncle who has two Ph.D's is a researcher on the string theory. If only he was here...
2006-07-01 20:54:40
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answered by Alex 2
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same as string theory but with far more string.!
2006-07-01 20:53:42
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answered by Anonymous
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If you make a lie complex enough to confuse everyone, people will give you tenure and call you a "professor".
2006-07-01 20:54:51
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answered by Anonymous
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extremely tough problem. try searching on yahoo. that will could actually help!
2014-12-10 19:52:31
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answered by Anonymous
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