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Does -1/12 Protect Us From Infinity? [video]

by emj on 2/16/24, 12:31 PM with 1 comments

  • by chronosift on 2/16/24, 4:14 PM

    Professor Padilla's interview in the original video on -1/12 mentions string theory, so I wonder how unexpected that connection really was. If infinity is the very big and QFT deals with the very small, I wonder how you create a bridge between the two and how -1/12 fits into it.