Episode 5: Counting Unvierses
Jim goes on a diatribe about infinities and the multiverse.
25 Okt 202132min
Entropy v. Entropy
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 Juni 202021min
The Machine in the Ghost
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 Maj 202024min
Itty Bitty Physics
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
The Quantum Bookie
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
PhysicsFM - Intermission - Quantum Metaphysics
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 Mars 20171h 28min
PhysicsFM - Quantum Paradoxes 9 - Quantum Cats
Randy and Jim discuss the implications of Schroedinger's Cat. In light of the measurement problem, in light of the collapse of the wave function, how can you understand what is happening to a quantum...
5 Aug 20151h 5min
PhysicsFM - Quantum Paradoxes 8 - Measurement and Compensation
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 Juli 201542min
