CLARIFICATION
Kenneth Collins wrote in message ...
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Leon Lederman:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/longitude/lederman.html
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"3. The unification of all the fundamental forces in nature. Supersymmetric string theories offer a promising prospect in this regard."
I inadvertantly carried-over, from the Author's writing, too much. What I addressed was, more succinctly:
"3. The unification of all the fundamental forces in nature. [...]"
I view "string theorys' " greater-than-4 'dimensionalty' as being analogous to Ptolemaic "astronomy's" "epicycles" - artificially-'complex' maths-convenience stuff standing-in for unrealized simple stuff.
solved. [already discussed online]
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[All quotes Copyright 2002, by PBS.]
I Apologize for what must seem like my 'lack-of-humility'.
k, p, collins
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