# Discreteness and determinism in superstring theory

- Institution: CERN
- Department: CERN Colloquium
- Speaker: Gerardus 't Hooft
- Year: 2013
- Language: English
- Source: [CERN](https://videos.cern.ch/record/3013628)
- Licence: [CERN](http://copyright.web.cern.ch)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Superstring Theory is mathematically equivalent to a completely deterministic automaton,yet the world it describes appears to be quantum mechanical.

How can we reconcile these apparently conflicting observations, and what would John Bell have to say about them?.

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## Lectures

1. [Discreteness and determinism in superstring theory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/cern/3013628/08921435d070), 1 h 7 min (CERN's player)