Everything about String
Flexible structure made from fibers twisted together
String is a long flexible tool made from fibers twisted together into a single strand, or from multiple such strands which are in turn twisted together. String is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects. It is also used as a material to make things, such as textiles, and in arts and crafts. String is a simple tool, and its use by humans is known to have been developed tens of thousands of years ago. String may also be a component in other tools, and in devices as diverse as weapons, musical instruments, and toys. The ubiquity of string as a tool has led to conceptual and scientific uses of the term, including strings in computer science, cosmic strings, and string theory. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: StringA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: The STRING database in 2025: protein networks with directionality of regulationInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Mathematical recreations and problems of past and present timesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: STRING v11: protein–protein association networks with increased coverage, supporting functional discovery in genome-wide experimental datasetsCited 16,115 times
- Go sideways: TwineA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Glossary of textile manufacturingA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
Noun Control; influence.
Noun The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.
Noun A controlling inner sense, emotion, memory, etc.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
STRING v11: protein–protein association networks with increased coverage, supporting functional discovery in genome-wide experimental datasets
The STRING database in 2023: protein–protein association networks and functional enrichment analyses for any sequenced genome of interest
STRING v10: protein–protein interaction networks, integrated over the tree of life
Gauge theory correlators from non-critical string theory
The STRING database in 2021: customizable protein–protein networks, and functional characterization of user-uploaded gene/measurement sets
The STRING database in 2017: quality-controlled protein–protein association networks, made broadly accessible
Large N field theories, string theory and gravity
STRING v9.1: protein-protein interaction networks, with increased coverage and integration
🆕 Influential since 2022
📚 Books worth reading
Mathematical recreations and problems of past and present timesW. W. Rouse Ball, H. S. M. Coxeter · 1892
Meistersinger von NürnbergRichard Wagner, Karl Klindworth · 1800
Das stillvergnügte StreichquartettBruno Aulich, Heimeran, Ernst · 1936- 📕Sonatas,Franz Joseph Haydn · 1778
An introduction to string figuresW. W. Rouse Ball · 1920
Universal dictionary of violin and bow makersWilliam Henley · 1959
A treatise on the structure and preservation of the violin and all other bow-instruments, together with an account of the most celebrated makers, and of the genuine characteristics of their instrumentsJacob Augustus Otto, John Bishop · 1860
Guide to teaching stringsNorman Lamb · 1971
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