Description

The Big Bang initiated events that brought our universe to where it is today. Eons later, we are trying to learn its secrets. What is the smallest most fundamental component? What would that look like? How would it behave? What role does mathematics play in finding these answers? Pondered since the late 1960’s, string theory, aka superstring/M-theory, poses many questions. Our visit will look at some of them, and the approach to finding the answers, from the perspective of the curious layperson; thus, a gentle introduction.