Quantum quivering of gravity The search for the unified field theory
Interactions Electro-Weak Theory GUT Quantum field + gravity Superstring Experiments
Gravitational General theory of relativity A. Einstein 1916 Warping of space time Symmetry between observations
Electromagnetic J. C. Maxwell 1865 Quantum electrodynamics Renormalization Gauge symmetry
Weak Nuclear force B-decay Breaking of symmetry
Strong Quantum chromodynamics 1970s Color RGB M. Gell’Mann The Eightfold Way Quarks Symmetry
Interactions Gravitational Electromagnetic Weak Strong
Electro-Weak Theory S. Weinberg, A. Salam, S. Glashow 1968 Symmetry electron neutrino G. T’ Hooft – renormalizable P. Higgs – higgs boson mass
GUT H. Georgi, S. Glashow 1974 Prediction quark electron decay Supersymmetry
Quantum Mechanics + Gravity Planck length
Superstring Theory G. Chews S-Matrix theory No renormalization Beta function Y. Nambu 1970 strings 10 dimensions Largest symmetry
Colliders LHC (Large Hadron Collider) LEP
LIGO VIRGE GEO LISA Gravitational wave detectors
(LHC) (LIGO) (LISA) Brian Greene - The Elegant Universe Stephen Hawking - A Brief History of Time Michio Kaku - Huperspace Michio Kaku - Beyond Einstein John D. Barrow - Theories of Everything Stephen W.Hawking and Roger Penrose - The Nature Of Space and Time
Richard Feynman „Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it.”.