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Unified Field Theory

In physics, the theory that attempts to explain the four fundamental forces (strong nuclear, weak nuclear, electromagnetic, and gravity) in terms of a single unified force (see particle physics).

Research into the unification of electromagnetism and gravitation was begun by Albert Einstein, but he did not succeed. By 1971 a theory developed by US physicists Steven Weinberg and Sheldon Glashow, Pakistani physicist Abdus Salam, and others, had demonstrated the link between the weak and electromagnetic forces. The next stage is to develop a theory (called the grand unified theory) that combines the strong nuclear force with the electroweak force. The final stage will be to incorporate gravity into the scheme. Work on the superstring theory indicates that this may be the ultimate ‘theory of everything’.

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