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Over the past decade, string theorists have struggled to reconcile their elegant mathematical theory with the reality of our observable reality, inventing what has been called the string theory “swampland”. But recently, one string theory supporter published a way to bridge the gap between theory and real life. Is this a legitimate solution or not? Let’s find out.

Paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjc/s10052-025-13966-9

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