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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