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Where string theory meets reality?

Nature Physics volume 3, pages 297–298 (2007)Cite this article

Experimental physicists study the strong force; string theorists try to calculate its effects. Together, they are finding common ground, where string theory can be applied to the physics of quark–gluon plasma.

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Figure 1: Heavy going. Collisions of gold nuclei in the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) produce streams of particles, as shown here in the STAR detector, in which may be found the signature of a quark–gluon plasma.

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