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In this chapter we will finally start describing string theory. String theory is a theory of relativistic strings. That means, it is not like violin strings, or cosmic strings, which are essentially non-relativistic and as a result can have compression modes, along the string. Also, unlike them, they represent an idealization, and have zero thickness, i.e., they are truly one-dimensional, and moreover their endpoints will move at the speed of light. But like them, will be characterized by a certain string tension, or energy per unit length, T.
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Năstase, H. (2019). Relativistic Strings. In: Cosmology and String Theory. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 197. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15077-8_17
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