The holes are defined by the string

Must general relativity finally bow to quantum mechanics? Calculations that describe black-hole properties using collections of superstrings have gone some way towards resolving one of the most vexing puzzles in physics.

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DOI: 10.1038/383215a0
Year: 1996
Published: —
Language: English

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Journal Name: Nature
Volume: 383
Issue: 6597
Pages: 215-216
Link Of The Paper: https://doi.org/10.1038/383215a0

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