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Strings (conference)
Strings is a series of academic conference, international conferences on the topic of string theory and quantum gravity, held annually since 1988. It is a key event for the string theory community. In 2004, it gathered about 400 participants, with several more online. Important topics in string theory have been introduced for the first time during these conferences. History The first conference, Strings '88 was held from May 24 to 28, 1988 at the University of Maryland, College Park. It was inspired by the International Workshop on Strings, Composite Structures and Cosmology held in the same venue a year before. The conferences were not that promising at first and some scientists suggested to stop the annual meetings, however it gained popularity in the 1990s. During Strings '95. Edward Witten discussed the concept of M-theory, sparking the second superstring revolution. In Strings '96, Tom Banks (physicist), Tom Banks, Willy Fischler, Stephen Shenker, and Leonard Susskind int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gross Witten Hawking TIFR 2001
Gross may refer to: Finance *Gross Cash Registers, a defunct UK company with a high profile in the 1970s *Gross (economics), is the total income before deducting expenses Science and measurement *Gross (unit), a counting unit equal to 144 items *Gross weight * Gross heating value, see Heat of combustion Places *Gross, Illinois, an unincorporated community *Gross, Kansas, an unincorporated community *Gross mine, a gold mine in Russia *Gross, Nebraska, a village *Gross Hills, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica *33800 Gross, an asteroid Other uses *Gross (surname) *G.R.O.S.S. (Get Rid Of Slimy GirlS), a recurring element in the comic ''Calvin and Hobbes'' *In golf, the gross score is the number of strokes taken before accounting for any handicap (golf), handicap allowances *"In gross", legally associated with a legal person as opposed to a piece of land; as in: ** Easement in gross as opposed to ''easement appurtenant'' ** Hereditary in gross service, as opposed to ''serjeanty'' ** Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
