Explore Supergravity through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Supergravity in a sentence
Supergravity meaning
A field theory combining supersymmetry and general relativity.
Using Supergravity
- The main meaning on this page is: A field theory combining supersymmetry and general relativity.
- In the example corpus, supergravity often appears in combinations such as: eleven-dimensional supergravity, supergravity theories.
Context around Supergravity
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Supergravity
- In this selection, "supergravity" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dimensional, unlike, dimensions, theories, includes and soon stand out and add context to how "supergravity" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include eleven dimensional supergravity and eleven dimensional supergravity includes two. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "supergravity" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with supergravity
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Similarly, M-theory is approximated at low energies by supergravity in eleven dimensions. (13 words)
Interest in eleven-dimensional supergravity soon waned as various flaws in this scheme were discovered. (15 words)
Supergravity is more restrictive because it places an upper limit on the number of dimensions. (15 words)
Branes main In string theory and related theories such as supergravity theories, a brane is a physical object that generalizes the notion of a point particle to higher dimensions. (29 words)
Unlike supergravity theory, string theory was able to accommodate the chirality of the standard model, and it provided a theory of gravity consistent with quantum effects. (26 words)
In their original paper, these authors showed, among other things, that the low energy limit of this matrix model is described by eleven-dimensional supergravity. (25 words)
Example sentences (9)
Branes main In string theory and related theories such as supergravity theories, a brane is a physical object that generalizes the notion of a point particle to higher dimensions.
In 1987, Eric Bergshoeff, Ergin Sezgin, and Paul Townsend showed that eleven-dimensional supergravity includes two-dimensional branes.
Interest in eleven-dimensional supergravity soon waned as various flaws in this scheme were discovered.
In the 1970s, many physicists became interested in supergravity theories, which combine general relativity with supersymmetry.
In their original paper, these authors showed, among other things, that the low energy limit of this matrix model is described by eleven-dimensional supergravity.
Similarly, M-theory is approximated at low energies by supergravity in eleven dimensions.
Supergravity is more restrictive because it places an upper limit on the number of dimensions.
Unlike supergravity theory, string theory was able to accommodate the chirality of the standard model, and it provided a theory of gravity consistent with quantum effects.
Whereas general relativity makes sense in any number of dimensions, supergravity places an upper limit on the number of dimensions.
Common combinations with supergravity
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- eleven-dimensional supergravity 3×
- supergravity theories 2×