Curt Jaimungal: Crash Course in Theoretical Physics
Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
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Navigating Theoretical Physics and Theories of Everything
The speaker tackles the complexities of deciphering a theoretical physics paper while expressing a desire to delve into geometric unity. They provide insights into theories of everything and invite listener engagement, emphasizing that this exploration is not part of their regular offerings.
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Curt Jaimungal reveals how natural units and high-school math can solve any theoretical physics problem He walks through unit conversions, forces, quantum concepts and even the role of consciousness in physics.
- 00:00:00 - The Why: A shift in perspective
- 00:02:07 - The What: What to expect to learn in this video
- 00:04:53 - The How: The TOE approach
- 00:10:53 - What are Natural Units?
- 00:26:09 - Conversion equations
- 00:40:09 - Newton's constant / Entropy / Why speed is "dimensionless"
- 00:47:56 - A Neutron star's pressure
- 00:49:16 - Proportionate strengths of forces / "Wave function" is not a function
- 00:54:41 - Knots / Extra dimensions
- 01:02:41 - Inside Microtubules / Consciousness / Penrose's theory
- 01:07:55 - Naïve Vacuum Expectation / Dark Energy
- 01:14:01 - Calculating with the Schwinger Limit / Superforce
- 01:21:41 - Annihilating electron - positron pairs / Quantum gravity / Black holes
- 01:31:32 - *Sponsor and Patreon*
- 01:34:23 - Length of an atom
- 01:41:12 - Cutting a solid / How "special relativity" challenges what it means to "exist"
- 01:42:25 - Laconically deriving the Casimir Pressure falloff / Rigor in math and physics
- 01:44:35 - Analyzing the Sun
- 01:36:31 - The size of Earth (derivation from fundamental constants)
- 01:46:16 - Intuiting the radius of an electron / Classical Mechanics break down
- 01:31:51 - On why we use X Rays to probe solid matter
- 01:51:33 - Scales of the LHC / God particle
- 01:53:18 - Summary
- 01:54:21 - What's next?
SPONSORS:
- Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off
- Algo: https://youtube.com/channel/UC9IfRw1QaTglRoX0sN11AQQ and website https://algo.com
RESOURCES:
- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/e8kyvdPP8os
- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal
- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE
- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt
- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs
- 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
- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything
- Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch
- Sabine Hossenfelder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP5G20ImveU
- Andrew Dotson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5NKHsOzvAc
- Pretty Much Physics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cQqRYVA3Ms
- Nima's Lecture: https://youtu.be/nVO4I3D38O0
- Richard Borcherds' YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIyDqfi_cbkp-RU20aBF-MQ
- Norman Wildberger's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/njwildberger
- Conversion Chart #1: http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~korytov/phz4390/note_01_NaturalUnits_SMsummary.pdf
- Conversion Chart #2: http://www.saha.ac.in/theory/palashbaran.pal/conv.html
- Quantum Gravity podcast (Salvatore Pais): https://youtu.be/5E6QyAhTB3o?t=3057
- On Enthymemes (Lue Elizondo): https://youtu.be/wULw64ZL1Bg?t=6971
- Carlo Rovelli podcast: https://youtu.be/r_fUPbBNmBw
- Stephen Wolfram's TOE: https://youtu.be/1sXrRc3Bhrs
- Eric Weinstein podcast: https://youtu.be/KElq_MLO1kw
- String Theory podcast (Stephon Alexander): https://youtu.be/VETxb96a3qk
- QFT and Knot Theory podcast (Dror Bar Natan): https://youtu.be/rJz_Badd43c
- Better Left Unsaid documentary: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com
- 00:00:00 - The Why: A shift in perspective
- 00:02:07 - The What: What to expect to learn in this video
- 00:04:53 - The How: The TOE approach
- 00:10:53 - What are Natural Units?
- 00:26:09 - Conversion equations
- 00:40:09 - Newton's constant / Entropy / Why speed is "dimensionless"
- 00:47:56 - A Neutron star's pressure
- 00:49:16 - Proportionate strengths of forces / "Wave function" is not a function
- 00:54:41 - Knots / Extra dimensions
- 01:02:41 - Inside Microtubules / Consciousness / Penrose's theory
- 01:07:55 - Naïve Vacuum Expectation / Dark Energy
- 01:14:01 - Calculating with the Schwinger Limit / Superforce
- 01:21:41 - Annihilating electron - positron pairs / Quantum gravity / Black holes
- 01:31:32 - *Sponsor and Patreon*
- 01:34:23 - Length of an atom
- 01:41:12 - Cutting a solid / How "special relativity" challenges what it means to "exist"
- 01:42:25 - Laconically deriving the Casimir Pressure falloff / Rigor in math and physics
- 01:44:35 - Analyzing the Sun
- 01:36:31 - The size of Earth (derivation from fundamental constants)
- 01:46:16 - Intuiting the radius of an electron / Classical Mechanics break down
- 01:31:51 - On why we use X Rays to probe solid matter
- 01:51:33 - Scales of the LHC / God particle
- 01:53:18 - Summary
- 01:54:21 - What's next?
SPONSORS:
- Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off
- Algo: https://youtube.com/channel/UC9IfRw1QaTglRoX0sN11AQQ and website https://algo.com
RESOURCES:
- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/e8kyvdPP8os
- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal
- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE
- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt
- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs
- 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
- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything
- Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch
- Sabine Hossenfelder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP5G20ImveU
- Andrew Dotson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5NKHsOzvAc
- Pretty Much Physics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cQqRYVA3Ms
- Nima's Lecture: https://youtu.be/nVO4I3D38O0
- Richard Borcherds' YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIyDqfi_cbkp-RU20aBF-MQ
- Norman Wildberger's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/njwildberger
- Conversion Chart #1: http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~korytov/phz4390/note_01_NaturalUnits_SMsummary.pdf
- Conversion Chart #2: http://www.saha.ac.in/theory/palashbaran.pal/conv.html
- Quantum Gravity podcast (Salvatore Pais): https://youtu.be/5E6QyAhTB3o?t=3057
- On Enthymemes (Lue Elizondo): https://youtu.be/wULw64ZL1Bg?t=6971
- Carlo Rovelli podcast: https://youtu.be/r_fUPbBNmBw
- Stephen Wolfram's TOE: https://youtu.be/1sXrRc3Bhrs
- Eric Weinstein podcast: https://youtu.be/KElq_MLO1kw
- String Theory podcast (Stephon Alexander): https://youtu.be/VETxb96a3qk
- QFT and Knot Theory podcast (Dror Bar Natan): https://youtu.be/rJz_Badd43c
- Better Left Unsaid documentary: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com
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.
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