Jacob Barandes: "There is No Quantum Multiverse"
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In this episode, Curt Jaimungal speaks with Jacob Barandes, a theoretical physicist from Harvard, about the complexities of quantum mechanics. They explore wave-particle duality, Jacob's reformulation of quantum theory through indivisible stochastic processes, and the historical perspectives of figures like Schrödinger and Einstein.
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Links Mentioned:
• Watch Part 1 of this conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaS1usLeXQM
• Jacob’s talks covering many of his points in this conversation: https://www.youtube.com/@JacobBarandesPhilOfPhysics
• Jacob’s first appearance on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oWip00iXbo
• New Prospects for a Causally Local Formulation of Quantum Theory (Jacob’s paper): https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.16935
• The Stochastic-Quantum Correspondence (Jacob’s paper): https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.10778
• Schrodinger’s wave function paper (1926): https://github.com/yousbot/Quantum-Papers/blob/master/1926%20-%20E.%20Schrodinger%2C%20An%20Undulatory%20Theory%20of%20the%20Mechanics%20of%20Atoms%20and%20Molecules.pdf
• The Born-Einstein Letters (book): https://www.amazon.com/Born-Einstein-Letters-1916-1955-Friendship-Uncertain/dp/1403944962/
• Probability Relations Between Separated Systems (paper) : https://www.informationphilosopher.com/solutions/scientists/schrodinger/Schrodinger-1936.pdf
• John Bell on Bertlemann’s socks (paper): https://cds.cern.ch/record/142461/files/198009299.pdf
• John Bell on the Einstein Podolsky Rosen paradox (paper): https://journals.aps.org/ppf/pdf/10.1103/PhysicsPhysiqueFizika.1.195
• Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality Be Considered Complete’? (paper): https://journals.aps.org/pr/pdf/10.1103/PhysRev.47.777
• Causation as Folk Science (paper): https://sites.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/papers/003004.pdf
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
06:01 Wave-Particle Duality Explained
08:44 Distinctions Between Waves
10:36 Quantum Field Theory Insights
15:10 Research Directions in Quantum Physics
24:27 Challenges in Quantum Field Theory
31:38 Quantum Mechanics vs. General Relativity
35:47 Fluctuations in Spacetime
45:09 Probabilistic General Relativity
54:00 Bell's Theorem and Non-Locality
1:20:48 The Nature of Causation in Physics
1:23:52 Causation in Modern Science
1:30:26 Reichenbachian Factorization Debates
1:31:44 Bell's Theorem Evolution
1:35:45 Indivisible Stochastic Approach
1:38:17 Understanding Entanglement
1:42:28 Information and Black Holes
1:45:44 Phase Information Loss
1:49:03 Heisenberg and Copenhagen Interpretation
1:52:29 The Nature of Electrons
1:53:09 Exploring Open Research Questions
1:59:09 Probabilities in Statistical Mechanics
2:11:30 Problems with Many Worlds Interpretation
2:27:42 Challenges of Probability in Many Worlds
2:35:14 The Case for a New Interpretation
2:43:11 Building a Collaborative Reputation
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