The M-Theory

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In physics, m-theory is the basic theory, unifying the five theories of strings (string theory and superstring theories) registering successive stages in the development of theoretical physics. Edward Witten of Princeton University offers this physical model of a Conference at the University of California (UCLA) in 1995, explaining the several previously observed dualities and gives the beginning of a new wave of research into the theory of strings, called second super string revolution.

In the early nineties of the last century has shown that the various superstring theories are connected by dualities, which allow physicists to relate the description of an object in a theory of strings with description of another object in another theory. These links show that each of the theories for the strings is just a different aspect of a common theory, proposed by Witten, and named "m-theory". Expressed metaphorically, every aspect of m-theory was by then considered the idea of a separate planet, as it is not known to the other planets. But now proved t they are on the same planet, they are separated from the unknown aspects of m-theory.

This theory has not yet been completed. It can be applied in various situations, usually when the explanation of theoretical dualities of the strings. The theory of electromagnetism is also passed in a similar phase in the 19th centur. There are separate theories for electricity and magnetism and, although their relationship was known, the exact relationship between them was not revealed until the publication of Maxwell's equations. Wheaton assumes that the general formulation of m-theory would most likely require the development of new mathematical language.

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