A New Era in Quantum Mechanics Is Here... | Jacob Barandes
Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Intro
This chapter delves into the transformative changes in quantum mechanics and their philosophical implications. It highlights the contributions of historical figures to our understanding and expresses enthusiasm for a new era of reevaluated concepts in the field.
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In this captivating of Theories of Everything, Jacob Barandes and I delve into the intricate world of Indivisible Stochastic Processes and their profound impact on quantum mechanics. We explore how these non-Markovian systems introduce quantum phenomena like superposition and interference without the traditional wave function collapse.
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Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction
01:29 – Philosophy of Physics
07:04 – Philosophical Physics
10:55 – Understanding Symmetry Breaking in Physics
15:03 – Historical Contributions of Philosophers to Quantum Theory
25:03 – Real-World Examples of Symmetry Breaking
32:03 – Philosophical Contributions and Funding in Physics
38:00 – The Wigner's Friend Thought Experiment
55:24 – Eternalism vs. Presentism: The Flow of Time
1:05:31 – Connection to Cosmology and FLRW Models
1:12:07 – Spontaneous vs. Explicit Symmetry Breaking
1:15:37 – Indivisible Stochastic Processes and Future Directions
01:40:06 - Markovianity in Quantum Mechanics
01:42:12 - Linearity and Unitarity in Quantum Evolution
01:43:23 - Unistochastic Processes and Quantum Channels
01:45:20 - Quantum Channels and Steinspring Dilation
01:46:18 - Hamiltonian Formulation Analogy
01:49:05 - Double-Slit Experiment with Indivisible Processes
01:52:08 - Measurement Devices and Emergibles
02:00:04 - Seminar Culture and Philosophy in Physics
02:02:38 - Coarse-Grained Double-Slit Example
02:05:03 - No Wave Function Collapse in Indivisible Processes
02:12:16 - Philosophical Insights and Importance in Physics
02:18:08 - Critique of David Griffiths' Quantum Mechanics Textbook
02:35:07 - Closing Remarks and Future Topics
Links Mentioned (additional links in comments):
- Jacob’s website: https://www.jacobbarandes.com/
- Jacob’s first appearance on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oWip00iXbo&ab_channel=CurtJaimungal
- Jacob’s talk on “A New Formulation of Quantum Theory”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sshJyD0aWXg
- The Stochastic-Quantum Correspondence (Jacob’s paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/2302.10778
- McTaggart’s paper on time: https://philpapers.org/archive/MCTTUO.pdf
- Putnam’s paper on time and geometry: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2024493?origin=JSTOR-pdf
- Neil deGrasse Tyson on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhWWlJFwTqs
- Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paper: https://cds.cern.ch/record/405662/files/PhysRev.47.777.pdf
- Greta Hermann’s paper on quantum mechanics in the philosophy of nature: https://cqi.inf.usi.ch/qic/grete_en.pdf
- John Bell’s paper on the Einstein Podolsky Rosen paradox: https://journals.aps.org/ppf/pdf/10.1103/PhysicsPhysiqueFizika.1.195
- Bell’s theorem without inequalities (paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/quant-ph/0409190
- Quantum mysteries revisited (paper): https://www.physics.smu.edu/scalise/P5382fa15/Mermin1990a.pdf
- Quantum Theory by David Bohm (book): https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Theory-Dover-Books-Physics/dp/0486659690
- Bohm’s second paper on quantum theory: https://journals.aps.org/pr/abstract/10.1103/PhysRev.85.180
- Dirac’s textbook on quantum mechanics: https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Quantum-Mechanics-International-Monographs/dp/0198520115
- Wigner’s paper on the mind-body question: https://www.scribd.com/doc/240712078/Eugen-Wigner-Remarks-on-the-Mind-body-Question
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