The Mathematical Accident That Changes Everything
Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Reflections on Legacy and Kindness in Physics
This chapter explores the dual impact of personal relationships and academic contributions in the field of physics. The speaker reflects on the importance of kindness, nurturing ties to family, and the desire to inspire future generations while grappling with the complexities of legacy.
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Harvard physicist Jacob Barandes returns with a groundbreaking insight that could reshape quantum theory. By questioning a single hidden assumption, Jacob bridges the gap between classical probability and quantum mechanics. This ‘mathematical accident’ challenges the foundations of Bell’s Theorem, dissolves the measurement problem, and opens a path to a realist interpretation of quantum physics. This episode is a rigorous journey through stochastic processes, non-locality, and the future of theoretical physics.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction01:02 Non-locality & Local Realism13:58 Quantum Theory20:45 Copenhagen Interpretation28:11 Many Worlds Interpretation34:54 Creating Indivisible Stochastic Process50:59 Indivisible Stochastic Process
1:01:46 Teaching Black Holes to Graduate Students
1:04:59 Coordinate Systems in Space-Time
1:06:58 Teaching Black Hole Coordinates
1:10:11 Insights from Nima
1:13:41 Nima's Course on Quantum Mechanics
1:16:22 Quantum Foundations and Cosmology
1:18:48 Transitioning to Quantum Gravity
1:23:10 Philosophy's Role in Physics
1:26:10 Leaving String Theory
1:33:39 Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics
1:37:02 Challenges of String Theory
1:42:49 Quantum Field Theory Insights
1:50:30 Foundations of Quantum Field Theory
1:53:47 Particle Existence Between Measurements
1:59:44 Speculations on Quantum Gravity
2:01:41 Legacy and Contributions
Links Mentioned:
• Press release of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics: https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2022/10/press-physicsprize2022-2.pdf
• Eddy Chen & Barry Loewer on TOE: https://youtu.be/xZnafO__IZ0
• Jacob Barandes on TOE (part 1): https://youtu.be/7oWip00iXbo
• Tim Maudlin on TOE: https://youtu.be/fU1bs5o3nss
• What Is Real? (book): https://www.amazon.com/What-Real-Unfinished-Meaning-Quantum/dp/0465096050
• David Wallace on TOE: https://youtu.be/4MjNuJK5RzM
• The Copenhagen Interpretation: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qm-copenhagen/
• Bohmian Mechanics: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qm-bohm/
• Everettian Quantum Mechanics: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qm-everett/
• Jacob Barandes on TOE (part 2): https://youtu.be/YaS1usLeXQM
• Jacob Barandes on TOE (part 3): https://youtu.be/wrUvtqr4wOs
• The sky is blue (paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/2205.00568
• The Emergent Universe (book): https://www.amazon.com/Emergent-Multiverse-Quantum-according-Interpretation/dp/0198707541
• Complex Coordinates and Quantum Mechanics (paper): https://journals.aps.org/rmp/abstract/10.1103/RevModPhys.38.36
• Kurt Vonnegut’s lecture: https://youtu.be/4_RUgnC1lm8
• Max Born’s memoir: https://archive.org/details/myliferecollecti0000born/page/n5/mode/2up
• Hugh Everett’s unpublished dissertation: https://ia801909.us.archive.org/20/items/TheTheoryOfTheUniversalWaveFunction/The%20Theory%20of%20the%20Universal%20Wave%20Function.pdf
• La nouvelle cuisine (paper): https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/speakable-and-unspeakable-in-quantum-mechanics/la-nouvelle-cuisine/6FFC85D84585D9C41AA4A1185BF5290E
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