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A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll

The Royal Institution · 4.7M views · 2020-02-06 · 56:11

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Sean Carroll gives a Royal Institution talk tracing the history of quantum mechanics from Einstein and Bohr to today. He covers the Copenhagen interpretation and the many worlds interpretation.

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Recommended as an approachable entry point to quantum interpretations, and cited on many worlds questions.

Recommended by 5 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2020–2022

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Quantum physicsScientific method & science communication
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joncp · 2022-05 · Strong recommendation

Sean Carroll is a master of making quantum mechanics approachable to non-physicists. Here are a few of his talks: - Fermilab 2013: [LINK] - The Royal Institution 2014: [LINK] - The Royal Institution 2020: [VIDEO]

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raymond_goo · 2022-05 · Strong recommendation

I highly agree and also recommend: [VIDEO] And I will add: The Big Picture: From the Big Bang to the Meaning of Life - with Sean Carroll [LINK] Mysteries of Modern Physics by Sean Carroll [LINK]

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josevalerio · 2022-03 · Strong recommendation

The confusion with the Copenhagen interpretation comes from two main sources in my opinion: 1. What can count as a measurement? 2. Quantum ‘thing’ interacting with a classical world One of my favorite talks on this subject is by Sean Carroll and offers the ‘many worlds ‘ interpretation as an alternative, mainly for its simplicity. Recommend watching the whole thing but if you want just the “debunking”: 25:11 [VIDEO]

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