Constants of Nature are False Gods of Physics - Dr. Alexander Unzicker, Real Physics, DS Pod #227

Feb 25, 2024

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Get your DEMYSTICON 2024 tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/demysticon-2024-tickets-727054969987 Dr. Alexander Unizicker is a writer, teacher, and host of Unzicker’s Real Physics ( @TheMachian ) , who is back for a fourth conversation on the DemystifySci Podcast. In this episode we discuss the origin of the mathematical constants found throughout physics, which ones of them are truly fundamental, which ones can be further simplified, and try to figure out if the constants are telling us something significant about how the universe is organized. Buy Alexander's books here & support the podcast: https://amzn.to/3uViH0d Tell us what you think in the comments or on our Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub Sign up for a yearly Patreon membership for discounted conference tickets: https://bit.ly/3lcAasB (00:00)

Go! (00:05:28)

What does an ultimate theory of physics accomplish? (00:11:23)

Constants of nature are the new gods (00:19:13)

Calculating the constants of nature from first principles (00:33:39)

Significance of the fine structure constant (00:53:25)

Constants refer to material properties (01:06:27)

Bodies v. abstractions (01:16:48)

Size of the universe? (01:28:16)

mapping the atom from fine structure constant (01:38:54)

What is measured during particle collisions? (01:49:04)

What's more fundamental than distance & change? (01:57:58)

Meaning of the SOL (02:07:53)

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