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The standard SU(3)×SU(2)×U(1) theory of strong, electromagnetic, and weak interactions appears to correctly describe physics down to the smallest distance scales yet probed.

— Leonard Susskind

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The problem with general relativity is that the principles are pretty simple and the computations are always ugly.

A straight line is a special case of a curve. It's a curve which is uncurved.

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