Recent decades have witnessed remarkable progress in establishing rigorous mathematical frameworks for quantum field theory (QFT), conformal field theory (CFT), quantum gravity and string theory.

Once a baffling theory, quantum mechanics has evolved into a driving force behind modern technology and frontier research.

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