KnowraM-theoryLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to M-theory, each with the reason it gives.All 7Related 6Narrower topic 1String theoryRelated: The second superstring revolution suggested that distinct string theories could be limits of one framework.AdS/CFT correspondenceRelated: AdS/CFT includes examples in which M-theory on anti-de Sitter backgrounds has a lower-dimensional field-theory dual.D-braneNarrower topic: Its M2- and M5-branes provide higher-dimensional counterparts to D-brane descriptions.Edward WittenRelated: Witten argued that the five string theories are limits of a deeper eleven-dimensional theory.Superstring theoryRelated: It presents the five ten-dimensional superstring theories as connected limits.SupergravityRelated: Eleven-dimensional supergravity captures the low-energy dynamics of M-theory.BraneRelated: M-theory predicts branes, including the five-dimensional M5-brane and the two-dimensional M2-brane.