Compactification

Layer 1 — Physicsin the string-theory subtree

Six of the 10 spatial dimensions wrapped on a compact internal manifold (Calabi–Yau threefold for N=1 SUSY preservation). Shape/size moduli populate the 'landscape' of ~10⁵⁰⁰ vacua — central difficulty for predictive power.

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