String Theory: is Einstein's dream being realized?

by Prof. G. Veneziano (CERN and College de France)

Monday Dec 10, 2007, 3:00 PM → 4:30 PM Pacific/Honolulu

Rm 112 (UHM - Watanabe Hall)

After having outlined the long-standing difficulties that Einstein and others have encountered in unifying our understanding of macroscopic (classical) and microscopic (quantum) physics, I will explain in simple terms how the latest theoretical revolution, String Theory, may finally offer a surprisingly simple solution to such a profound problem.
Note: Special Physics Colloq.