String theory and black holes

String theory suggests that fundamental particles are tiny, vibrating strings rather than point-like dots, with different vibrations creating different particles. It aims to unify all forces and matter in a single framework. Black holes are regions in space where gravity is so intense that nothing, not even light, can escape. They form from collapsing massive stars. In string theory, black holes can be described by counting how many string vibrations correspond to their properties, helping to explain their entropy and possibly resolving paradoxes about information loss. Together, they offer insights into unifying quantum mechanics and gravity.