How is this emerging theory changing the world of modern astronomy?
So far, such speculations about M-theory are … just that: speculations based on some complex mathematics and good ideas. The trouble with string theory (and superstring theory, too) is that until now no one has been able to prove that any of it is true. It’s a difficult task because to see most of the predicted effects requires instruments that are far beyond what we can build today. So maybe string theorists are like Democritis, talking about atoms two thousand years before anyone could prove that atoms exist! These theories haven’t yet very much influenced astronomy. Wait a while. Candymanld: Warp field theory. Are we any closer to making it happen? Do you think we ever will? Do you know if any one is working on it now? Warp field theory? I think you may be referring to the underlying principle behind warp drive, famously used in Star Trek for touring the Galaxy at faster-than-light speed. Physicists have proposed schemes that mimic this capability, involving bending space with exo
