PhysicsFM - Quantum Paradoxes 9 - Quantum Cats

Jim goes on a diatribe about infinities and the multiverse.

25 Okt 202132min

In this episode, I discuss a paper talking about the relationship between physical entropy and information-theoretic entropy in the context of quantum communication.

19 Jun 202021min

This week, I talk about the fate of the universe in Bohmian Cosmology. Specifically, how Torres, Fabris, and Piattella use the de Broglie-Bohm interpretation of quantum mechanics to modify the Wheele...

14 Mai 202024min

I talk about a paper by John Archibald Wheeler, "Information, Physics, Quantum: The Search for Links." Show Notes: http://papers.physicsfm.com/2

30 Apr 202032min

I talk about Quantum Bayesianism, the extension of the Bayesian interpretation of probability to quantum mechanics, through the work of Christopher Fuchs. Show Notes: http://papers.physicsfm.com/1

19 Apr 202029min

Jim and Randy discuss the ways in which we interpret the wavefunction, quantum indeterminancy, and other strange things that happen in quantum mechanics -- going through nine classes of interpretation...

4 Mar 20171h 28min

Jim and Randy discuss how "compensation forces" allow measurements of non-canonical variables without the difficulties discovered in the previous episode. They also discuss why some very important co...

2 Jul 201542min