From [formula omitted]-matrix theory to strings: Scattering data and the commitment to non-arbitrariness.

The early history of string theory is marked by a shift from strong interaction physics to quantum gravity. The first string models and associated theoretical framework were formulated in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the context of the S -matrix program for the strong interactions. In the mid-1...

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Published in:	Studies in History & Philosophy of Science Part A Vol. 104; pp. 130 - 150
Main Author:	van Leeuwen, Robert
Format:	Article
Published:	Elsevier B.V. Apr2024
Subjects:	Quantum theory String theory History of physics Quantum gravity Physicists Historical analysis Model-based reasoning
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost