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LINKS MENTIONED:
– Jacob Barandes’ website: https://www.jacobbarandes.com/ (find his papers and seminar talks there, on the double-slit and more)
– Jacob Barandes’ “The Stochastic-Quantum Correspondence” paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.10778
– Jacob’s Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=BepZY0gAAAAJ
– Wigner’s paper ‘Remarks on the Mind-Body Question’: https://www.informationphilosopher.com/solutions/scientists/wigner/Wigner_Remarks.pdf
– Jacob’s lecture on Hilbert Spaces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmaSAG4J6nw&ab_channel=OxfordPhilosophyofPhysics
– John von Neumann’s book on ‘Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics’: https://amzn.to/48OkeVj
– The 1905 Papers (Albert Einstein): https://guides.loc.gov/einstein-annus-mirabilis/1905-papers
– Dividing Quantum Channels (paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/math-ph/0611057
– Sean Carroll on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AoRxtYZrZo
– Scott Aaronson and Leonard Susskind’s paper on ‘Quantum Necromancy’: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2009.07450
– Scott Aaronson on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZpGCQoL2Rk
– Leonard Susskind on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p_Hlm6aCok
– Ekkolapto’s website: https://www.ekkolapto.org/
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – Introduction
01:26 – Jacob’s Background
07:32 – Pursuing Theoretical Physics
10:28 – Is Consciousness Linked to Quantum Mechanics?
16:07 – Why the Wave Function Might Not Be Real
20:12 – The Schrödinger Equation Explained
23:04 – Higher Dimensions in Quantum Physics
30:11 – Heisenberg’s Matrix Mechanics
35:08 – Schrödinger’s Wave Function and Its Implications
39:57 – Dirac and von Neumann’s Quantum Axioms
45:09 – The Problem with Hilbert Spaces
50:02 – Wigner’s Friend Paradox
55:06 – Challenges in Defining Measurement in Quantum Mechanics
01:00:17 – Trying to Simplify Quantum for Students
01:03:35 – Bridging Quantum Mechanics with Stochastic Processes
01:05:05 – Discovering Indivisible Stochastic Processes
01:12:03 – Interference and Coherence Explained
01:16:06 – Redefining Measurement and Decoherence
01:18:01 – The Future of Quantum Theory
1:24:09 – Foundationalism and Quantum Theory
1:25:04 – Why Use Indivisible Stochastic Laws?
1:26:10 – The Quantum-Classical Transition
1:27:30 – Classical vs Quantum Probabilities
1:28:36 – Hilbert Space and the Convenience of Amplitudes
1:30:01 – No Special Role for Observers
1:33:40 – Emergence of the Wave Function
1:38:27 – Physicists’ Reluctance to Change Foundations
1:43:04 – Resolving Quantum Mechanics’ Inconsistencies
1:50:46 – Practical Applications of Indivisible Stochastic Processes
1:57:53 – Understanding Particles in the Indivisible Stochastic Model
2:00:48 – Is There a Fundamental Ontology?
2:07:02 – Advice for Students Entering Physics
2:09:32 – Encouragement for Interdisciplinary Research
2:12:22 – Outro
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