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supercorde

English translation: superstring

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French term or phrase:supercorde
English translation:superstring
Entered by: Sandra Petch

08:55 Oct 1, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Astronomy & Space
French term or phrase: supercorde
Hi everyone

Oof, no, I'm not up to my eyes in Stephen Hawkin's incomprehensible-to-me theories but an art installation inspired by them. Here is the sentence:

"Supercordes et espaces à onze dimensions accueillent des p-branes."

There are a few g-hits for "supercordes" in French and many in English for "supercords" but they appear to be about either a movie or a trouser fabric!

While "supercords" seems the most likely translation I have nothing to back it up. Has anyone read "The Universe in a Nutshell" or other Hawkin's theories?

Many thanks from outer space ;-)
Sandra Petch
Local time: 01:20
superstring
Explanation:
From LGDT:
"Définition :
Corde quantique vibrante, unidimensionnelle et extrêmement petite, mesurant autour de 10-35 mètre, qui possèderait une très grande énergie et qui, à cause du phénomène supposé de la supersymétrie, serait associée à une autre dans un espace-temps comportant 10 ou 11 dimensions."
HTH,
Adam.
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Adam H
Local time: 00:20
Grading comment
(Feeling very sheepish)... I hadn't thought of "string" for "corde" - not surprising that Hawkin's theories are beyond my grasp. Thanks a million Adam!
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superstring


Explanation:
From LGDT:
"Définition :
Corde quantique vibrante, unidimensionnelle et extrêmement petite, mesurant autour de 10-35 mètre, qui possèderait une très grande énergie et qui, à cause du phénomène supposé de la supersymétrie, serait associée à une autre dans un espace-temps comportant 10 ou 11 dimensions."
HTH,
Adam.

Adam H
Local time: 00:20
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
(Feeling very sheepish)... I hadn't thought of "string" for "corde" - not surprising that Hawkin's theories are beyond my grasp. Thanks a million Adam!

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agree  awilliams: from "(super)string theory"
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agree  Bailatjones
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