Does string theory require continuous spacetime?

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Is spacetime continuous according to string theory? Or is spacetime discrete or has some type of foam?

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 27 '17 at 04:51

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Yes, space time is continuous in string theories; the (x,y,z,t) , of the theory map one to one with the field of real numbers. The same is true for all its extra dimensions.

answered Feb 27 '17 at 04:51

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Does string theory require continuous spacetime?

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