Jacob Barandes: A New Era in Quantum Mechanics Has Arrived

Jacob Barandes on Indivisible Stochastic Processes: non‑Markovian dynamics, symmetry breaking, and measurement without collapse.0:00 Introduction1:29 Philosophy of Physics7:04 Philosophical Physics10:55 Understanding Symmetry Breaking in Physics15:03 Historical Contributions of Philosophers to Quantum Theory25:03 Real-World Examples of Symmetry Breaking32:03 Philosophical Contributions and Funding in Physics38:00 The Wigner's Friend Thought Experiment55:24 Eternalism vs. Presentism: The Flow of Time1:05 31 Connection to Cosmology and FLRW Models1:12 07 Spontaneous vs. Explicit Symmetry Breaking1:15 37 Indivisible Stochastic Processes and Future Directions1:40 06 Markovianity in Quantum Mechanics1:42 12 Linearity and Unitarity in Quantum Evolution1:43 23 Unistochastic Processes and Quantum Channels1:45 20 Quantum Channels and Steinspring Dilation1:46 18 Hamiltonian Formulation Analogy1:49 05 Double-Slit Experiment with Indivisible Processes1:52 08 Measurement Devices and Emergibles2:00 04 Seminar Culture and Philosophy in Physics2:02 38 Coarse-Grained Double-Slit Example2:05 03 No Wave Function Collapse in Indivisible Processes2:12 16 Philosophical Insights and Importance in Physics2:18 08 Critique of David Griffiths' Quantum Mechanics Textbook2:35 07 Closing Remarks and Future TopicsSPONSORS:- I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOERESOURCES:- Jacob's website: https://www.jacobbarandes.com/- Jacob's first appearance on TOE: https://youtu.be/7oWip00iXbo- Jacob's talk on "A New Formulation of Quantum Theory": https://youtu.be/sshJyD0aWXg- The Stochastic-Quantum Correspondence (Jacob's paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/2302.10778- McTaggart's paper on time: https://philpapers.org/archive/MCTTUO.pdf- Putnam's paper on time and geometry: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2024493- Neil deGrasse Tyson on TOE: https://youtu.be/HhWWlJFwTqs- Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paper: https://cds.cern.ch/record/405662/files/PhysRev.47.777.pdf- Greta Hermann's paper on quantum mechanics in the philosophy of nature: https://cqi.inf.usi.ch/qic/grete_en.pdf- John Bell's paper on the Einstein Podolsky Rosen paradox: https://journals.aps.org/ppf/pdf/10.1103/PhysicsPhysiqueFizika.1.195- Bell's theorem without inequalities (paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/quant-ph/0409190- Quantum mysteries revisited (paper): https://www.physics.smu.edu/scalise/P5382fa15/Mermin1990a.pdf- Quantum Theory by David Bohm (book): https://amazon.com/dp/0486659690?tag=toe08-20- Bohm's second paper on quantum theory: https://journals.aps.org/pr/abstract/10.1103/PhysRev.85.180- Dirac's textbook on quantum mechanics: https://amazon.com/dp/0198520115?tag=toe08-20- Wigner's paper on the mind-body question: https://www.scribd.com/doc/240712078/Eugen-Wigner-Remarks-on-the-Mind-body-Question Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter - Crypto: https://nowpayments.io/donation/TOE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices