Hypertime is a technique used to resolve some of the problems with string theory by adding an extra time dimension. The theory was originally developed by Cumrun Vafa and is officially called F-theory.

Here is an easy to understand New Scientist magazine article:

http://pvanhove.home.cern.ch/pvanhove/PopularScience/NewScientist/hypertime.html

For more technical information please see the following:

http://pdg.cecm.sfu.ca/~warp/research.html

http://pdg.cecm.sfu.ca/~warp/papers/black/black.html

http://www.physics.harvard.edu/fac_staff/vafa.html

• Thanks Ivan - yaniru - November 11, 2002 - 23:54 UTC
• The New Scientist Article - yaniru - November 12, 2002 - 00:08 UTC