Generating tension. In all string theory models, the strings have some tension; but in most conventional models the value of this tension is a constant that is added in by hand, arbitrarily.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — You may not have heard of knot theory. But take it from Bill Menasco, a knot theorist of 35 years: This field of mathematics, rich in aesthetic beauty and intellectual challenges, has ...

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