What does "brane" mean?

A hypothetical object extending across a number of (often specified) spatial dimensions, with strings in string theory seen as one-dimensional examples.

Brane

//bɹeɪn// noun

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Noun

1
A hypothetical object extending across a number of (often specified) spatial dimensions, with strings in string theory seen as one-dimensional examples.

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"The article "The singularity problem in brane cosmology" may interest you."

Etymology

Contracted form of membrane.

Related phrases

black brane p-brane string theory

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