In this episode, Curt Jaimungal speaks with Jacob Barandes, a theoretical physicist from Harvard, about the complexities of quantum mechanics. They explore wave-particle duality, Jacob's reformulation of quantum theory through indivisible stochastic processes, and the historical perspectives of figures like Schrödinger and Einstein.

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Links Mentioned:

•⁠ ⁠Watch Part 1 of this conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaS1usLeXQM

•⁠ ⁠Jacob’s talks covering many of his points in this conversation: https://www.youtube.com/@JacobBarandesPhilOfPhysics

•⁠ ⁠Jacob’s first appearance on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oWip00iXbo

•⁠ ⁠New Prospects for a Causally Local Formulation of Quantum Theory (Jacob’s paper): https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.16935

•⁠ ⁠The Stochastic-Quantum Correspondence (Jacob’s paper): https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.10778

•⁠ ⁠Schrodinger’s wave function paper (1926): https://github.com/yousbot/Quantum-Papers/blob/master/1926%20-%20E.%20Schrodinger%2C%20An%20Undulatory%20Theory%20of%20the%20Mechanics%20of%20Atoms%20and%20Molecules.pdf

•⁠ ⁠The Born-Einstein Letters (book): https://www.amazon.com/Born-Einstein-Letters-1916-1955-Friendship-Uncertain/dp/1403944962/

•⁠ ⁠Probability Relations Between Separated Systems (paper) : https://www.informationphilosopher.com/solutions/scientists/schrodinger/Schrodinger-1936.pdf

•⁠ ⁠John Bell on Bertlemann’s socks (paper): https://cds.cern.ch/record/142461/files/198009299.pdf

•⁠ ⁠John Bell on the Einstein Podolsky Rosen paradox (paper): https://journals.aps.org/ppf/pdf/10.1103/PhysicsPhysiqueFizika.1.195

•⁠ ⁠Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality Be Considered Complete’? (paper): https://journals.aps.org/pr/pdf/10.1103/PhysRev.47.777

•⁠ ⁠Causation as Folk Science (paper): https://sites.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/papers/003004.pdf

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

06:01 Wave-Particle Duality Explained

08:44 Distinctions Between Waves

10:36 Quantum Field Theory Insights

15:10 Research Directions in Quantum Physics

24:27 Challenges in Quantum Field Theory

31:38 Quantum Mechanics vs. General Relativity

35:47 Fluctuations in Spacetime

45:09 Probabilistic General Relativity

54:00 Bell's Theorem and Non-Locality

1:20:48 The Nature of Causation in Physics

1:23:52 Causation in Modern Science

1:30:26 Reichenbachian Factorization Debates

1:31:44 Bell's Theorem Evolution

1:35:45 Indivisible Stochastic Approach

1:38:17 Understanding Entanglement

1:42:28 Information and Black Holes

1:45:44 Phase Information Loss

1:49:03 Heisenberg and Copenhagen Interpretation

1:52:29 The Nature of Electrons

1:53:09 Exploring Open Research Questions

1:59:09 Probabilities in Statistical Mechanics

2:11:30 Problems with Many Worlds Interpretation

2:27:42 Challenges of Probability in Many Worlds

2:35:14 The Case for a New Interpretation

2:43:11 Building a Collaborative Reputation

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