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#204 – Cumrun Vafa: String Theory
Lex Fridman Podcast
What Is Super Symmetry?
String was not working well with three spatial dimensions on one time. It needed extra dimension to be related to having particles like electron, what we call fermions. This version of the string had an extra symmetry, which we call super symmetry. Super symmetry in different models became a subject on its own right.
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