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Matrix theory (physics)
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<p>In theoretical physics, the matrix theory is a <a href="/facts/Quantum_mechanics/BRc3Mzgr">quantum mechanical</a> model proposed in 1997 by <a href="/facts/Tom_Banks_(physicist)/MgqEgRmy">Tom Banks</a>, <a href="/facts/Willy_Fischler/I9dIl9cc">Willy Fischler</a>, <a href="/facts/Stephen_Shenker/phhQ4cDg">Stephen Shenker</a>, and <a href="/facts/Leonard_Susskind/HcpJwGMz">Leonard Susskind</a>; it is also known as BFSS matrix model, after the authors' initials. </p>