noun
- a multidimensional object in theoretical physics that can exist in various dimensions within string theory
Usage: physics; technical
Examples
- Scientists theorize that our universe might exist on a three-dimensional brane.
- String theory suggests that branes can collide and create new universes.
- The physicist explained how particles are confined to the brane we inhabit.
- Researchers study how gravity might leak between different branes.
- The concept of branes helps explain why gravity is weaker than other forces.
- In some models, dark matter exists on a parallel brane.