Abstract

GUIJOSA, A. String theory: a decade of progress. Rev. mex. fis. [online]. 2007, vol.53, suppl.4, pp.66-77. ISSN 0035-001X.

String theory aims at providing a complete description of the fundamental structure of our universe. Independently of whether or not it is eventually able to achieve this ambitious goal, over the years it has already proven to be an enormously rich theoretical structure, with several points of contact with other problems of interest in modern theoretical physics. In this article we review the basic ideas of string theory, and provide a brief overview of the achievements of the past ten years, which have radically improved our understanding of the theory.

Keywords : String theory; dualities; black holes.

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