A critical look at strings

Carlo Rovelli (1)

1 CPT - Centre de Physique Théorique - UMR 7332

This is an invited contribution to the Special Issue of "Foundations of Physics" titled "Forty Years Of String Theory: Reflecting On the Foundations". I have been asked to assess string theory as an outsider, and to compare it with the theory, methods, and expectations in my own field.

Domaines: Relativité Générale et Cosmologie Quantique [gr-qc]; Physique des Hautes Energies - Théorie [hep-th]

Carlo Rovelli. A critical look at strings. 2011. ⟨hal-00694399⟩