In this episode physicist Ted Jacobson explains how Einstein’s equations can emerge from thermodynamic principles of the quantum vacuum, suggesting gravity is an entropic force. The discussion explores Rindler horizons, quantum vacuum states, and holographic duality, linking thermodynamics to spacetime geometry.

- 00:00 - Introduction
- 01:11 - The Journey into Physics
- 04:26 - Spirituality and Physics
- 06:29 - Connecting Gravity and Thermodynamics
- 09:22 - The Concept of Rindler Horizons
- 13:12 - The Nature of Quantum Vacuum
- 20:53 - The Duality of Quantum Fields
- 32:59 - Understanding the Equation of State
- 35:05 - Exploring Local Rindler Horizons
- 47:15 - Holographic Duality and Space-Time Emergence
- 58:19 - The Metric and Quantum Fields
- 59:58 - Extensions and Comparisons in Gravity
- 1:26:26 - The Nature of Black Hole Physics
- 1:31:04 - Comparing Theories

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- Ted’s published papers: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=QyHAXo8AAAAJ&hl=en
- Claudia de Rham on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve_Mpd6dGv8
- Neil Turok on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNZCa1pVE20
- Bisognano-Wichmann theorem: https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/Bisognano-Wichmann+theorem
- Scott Aaronson and Jacob Barandes on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rbC3XZr9-c
- Stephen Wolfram on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YRlQQw0d-4
- Ruth Kastner on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BsHh3_vCMQ
- Jacob Barandes on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaS1usLeXQM
- Leonard Susskind on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p_Hlm6aCok
- Ted’s talk on black holes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYt2Rm_dXf4
- Ted Jacobson: Diffeomorphism invariance and the black hole information paradox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6kdHge-NNY
- Bose-Einstein condensate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bose–Einstein_condensate
- Holographic Thought Experiments (paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/0808.2845
- Peter Woit and Joseph Conlon on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAaXk_WoQqQ
- Chiara Marletto on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uey_mUy1vN0
- Entanglement Equilibrium and the Einstein Equation (paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/1505.04753
- Ivette Fuentes on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUj2TcZSlZc
- Unitarity and Holography in Gravitational Physics (paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/0808.2842
- The dominant model of the universe is cracking (Economist article): https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/06/19/the-dominant-model-of-the-universe-is-creaking
- Suvrat Raju’s published papers: https://www.suvratraju.net/publications
- Mark Van Raamsdonk’s published papers: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=k8LsA4YAAAAJ&hl=en
- Ryu-Takayanagi conjecture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryu–Takayanagi_conjecture
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