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Will the LHC be able to test String Theory? (Synopsis) [Starts With A Bang]
A few weeks ago, Amanda Peet gave a public lecture that we live-blogged here. In the Q&A part after the talk, she made a statement that I sort of glossed over: that the LHC was able to verify some of the predictions of String Theory. In my head, I thought, “yeah, all the predictions that the Standard Model itself made, and nothing more.” And I let it go.
Image credit: © WGBH Educational Foundation, via http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/conversation-with-brian-greene.html.
But maybe it’s time to ask that question for real: will the LHC be able to test String Theory? And if so, how? This is a question that — quite honestly — was a little beyond what I knew how to do, so I called in an expert from among our contributors: Sabine Hossenfelder.
Image credit: Matt Strassler, via http://profmattstrassler.com/articles-and-posts/some-speculative-theoretical-ideas-for-the-lhc/supersymmetry/supersymmetry-what-is-it/.
Here’s her answer, and the amazing story of whether the LHC will be able to test String Theory!
Source: http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2015/05/27/will-the-lhc-be-able-to-test-string-theory-synopsis/
