Mithuna Yoganathan: Quantum Immortality and Self-Study in Physics

Mithuna Yoganathan explains quantum immortality theory and reveals the Gottesman-Knill theorem's implications She also shares how she runs a 200k+ subscriber YouTube channel, learning strategies, and deep theoretical debates such as the Gottesman‑Knill theorem and the source of quantum speedup.0:00 Introduction2:26 What's it like running a 200k+ subscriber YouTube channel?2:56 Using "explanation to others" as a self‑learning tool5:27 How do you learn new physics / mathematics?6:22 On feeling like math / physics isn't within your ability to grasp8:29 Is math necessary for understanding physics9:23 Daily schedule / routine12:50 Dealing with people emailing theories15:28 Fat‑shattering dimensions17:01 What's the Pauli group's relation to the Clifford group?19:44 How do you prove that a quantum algorithm is efficiently simulable classically22:58 Gottesman‑Knill theorem (and its extension, proved by Mithuna)25:41 What's responsible for the "speedup" in Quantum Computing?29:24 Which of her thesis results is the most significant? (on quantum complexity and clean Qubits)37:27 Magic state distillation38:34 Gödel's incompleteness, with quantum logic40:41 Halting problem41:10 Quantum Computers vs Probabilistic Turing Machines42:17 P = NP44:41 Richard Borcherd's comments on Quantum Computers not being "better" than classical (generically)47:05 Quantum Contextuality52:29 Quantum decoherence and why it doesn't solve the measurement problem56:26 On the Many Worlds Interpretation58:45 Quantum Immortality1:03:19 Is space / time discrete and what would the implications of this be for QC?1:04:42 Wolfram's "principle of computational equivalence"1:05:32 Bohemian Pilot wave theory1:09:28 Are the laws of physics ultimately beautiful and simple?1:10:31 Audience Q: Thoughts on QBism?SPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://nowpayments.io/donation/TOE- PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44- Discord Invite Code (as of Mar 04 2021): dmGgQ2dRzS- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverythingEvery episode days early, ad-free, plus my essays: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/subscribeRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2ct0zv_M-I- Looking Glass Universe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFk__1iexL3T5gvGcMpeHNA- Link to Peter Gray video mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQLkKKERWsI 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. SPONSOR: I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices