A theory of everything?

Gerard 'T Hooft; Leonard Susskind; Edward Witten; Masataka Fukugita; Lisa Randall; Lee Smolin; John Stachel; Carlo Rovelli; George Ellis; Steven Weinberg; Roger Penrose

doi:10.1038/433257a

A theory of everything?

Gerard 'T Hooft, Leonard Susskind, Edward Witten, Masataka Fukugita, Lisa Randall, Lee Smolin, John Stachel, Carlo Rovelli, George Ellis, Steven Weinberg, Roger Penrose

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Abstract

In his later years, Einstein sought a unified theory that would extend general relativity and provide an alternative to quantum theory. There is now talk of a 'theory of everything' (although Einstein himself never used the phrase). Fifty years after his death, how close are we to such a theory?

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	257-259
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature
Volume	433
Issue number	7023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/433257a
State	Published - Jan 20 2005
Externally published	Yes

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