String theory is the most developed theory with the capacity to unite general relativity and quantum mechanics in a consistent manner. I do believe the universe is consistent, and therefore I do believe that general relativity and quantum mechanics should be put together in a manner that makes sense.
Brian Greene...quantum mechanicsโthe physics of our worldโrequires that you hold such pedestrian complaints in abeyance.
Brian GreeneFree will is the sensation of making a choice. The sensation is real, but the choice seems illusory. Laws of physics determine the future.
Brian GreeneFor me it's been very exciting to contribute to the public's understanding of how rich and wondrous science is.
Brian GreeneI think it's too fast to say that all sci-fi ultimately winds up having some place in science. On the other hand, imaginative minds working outside of science as storytellers certainly have come upon ideas that, with the passing decades, have either materialized of come close to materializing.
Brian GreeneThe central idea of string theory is quite straightforward. If you examine any piece of matter ever more finely, at first you'll find molecules, atoms, sub-atomic particles. Probe the smaller particles, you'll find something else, a tiny vibrating filament of energy, a little tiny vibrating string.
Brian Greene