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Yes, it can 
Science, Steven, without philosophy is like knowing the mechanics of how a car works...all the physics behind its workings...but not knowing why it should work. All the relationships between the parts and their surroundings, where those workings might lead and any consequences that might come out it working. Science is the mechanics of why things are the way they are, philosophy is the soul and the reason of the why. It's a grave mistake to try and separate the two, doing so has done and will lead to unforeseen consequences, many of which have been and will be detrimental to our wellbeing. |
I have no idea what you are going on about Carl. Seems to me the reading far more into the post then what is there.
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Since the force carriers and all other particles of the Standard Model are composed of strings, or combination of strings, then they would be defined by what the strings are...what they're made out of. The only difference being the vibratory mode of the string/s in question. Each particle species having a string/s vibrating at a frequency and wavelength particular to that species...also possibly the geometry of that vibration.
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No it isn't. The force carriers in the Standard Model are
gauge bosons. The underlying theories are Gauge theories where the Lagrangian (difference between kinetic and potential energies of the electromagnetic/ weak and strong fields) is invariant under local symmetries.
The Standard Model is based on Quantum Field Theories not String theory.
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But that still doesn't answer the question...if strings are made of energy, then what is that energy?? Then, if that energy has any sort of structure or definable quality/quantity, then strings themselves are not fundamental entities, as we would normally define the concept of fundamental.
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As pointed out by Bojan it nothing more than a mathematical construct. The idea of defining a "string" is to produce a renormalizable QFT of gravity. The fact is the string can also be a "point" or a "surface".
Regards
Steven