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It's indeed surprising that replacing the elementary particle with a string leads to such a big change in things. I'm tempted to say that it has to do with the fuzziness it introduces.

~Edward Witten

Topics: Big Change Elementary Indeed Leads Particle Replacing Say String Surprising Tempted Things

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On the other hand, we don't understand the theory too completely, and because of this fuzziness of spacetime, the very concept of spacetime and spacetime dimensions isn't precisely defined.

~Edward Witten

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Quantum mechanics brought an unexpected fuzziness into physics because of quantum uncertainty, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.

~Edward Witten

Topics: Because Brought Mechanics Physics Principle Quantum Quantum Mechanics Uncertainty Unexpected

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It's an exaggeration to say that I came up with M-theory.

~Edward Witten

Topics: Came Exaggeration Say Up I Came

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Quantum mechanics brought an unexpected fuzziness into physics because of quantum uncertainty, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. String theory does so again because a point particle is replaced by a string, which is more spread out.

~Edward Witten

Topics: Again Because Brought Does Mechanics More Out Particle Physics Point Principle Quantum Quantum Mechanics Replaced Spread String String Theory Theory Uncertainty Unexpected Which

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One very important aspect of string theory is definitely testable. That was the prediction of supersymmetry, which emerged from string theory in the early '70s.

~Edward Witten

Topics: Aspect Definitely Early Emerged Important Prediction String String Theory Theory Very Which

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I have a tendency, more than most other physicists, to try to figure out everything all at once, before I publish. And even to try to figure out everything in my head, without pencil and paper.

~Edward Witten

Topics: Before Even Everything Figure Head More Most Once Other Out Paper Pencil Physicists Publish Tendency Than Try Without

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I'm actually, for the most part, a complete agnostic politically.

~Edward Witten

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We know a lot of things, but what we don't know is a lot more.

~Edward Witten

Topics: Know Lot More Things

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I just think too many nice things have happened in string theory for it to be all wrong. Humans do not understand it very well, but I just don't believe there is a big cosmic conspiracy that created this incredible thing that has nothing to do with the real world.

~Edward Witten

Topics: Believe Big Conspiracy Cosmic Created Happened Humans Incredible Just Many Nice Nice Things Nothing Real Real World String String Theory The Real World Theory Thing Things Think Too Understand Very Well World Wrong

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Mathematician

Born: August 26th, 1951

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