The Hyperfine Physics Podcast

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Zak and Derek solve physics puzzles and explore topics that a curious physics observer would be interested in.

Derek Padilla and Zak Espley


    • Oct 8, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 3m AVG DURATION
    • 78 EPISODES


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    Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 - The universe is not locally real. What does that mean?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2022 37:23


    The 2022 Physics Nobel Prize, awarded to Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger "for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science" https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2022/press-release/ Scientific American article: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-universe-is-not-locally-real-and-the-physics-nobel-prize-winners-proved-it/ Bell's Theorem and EPR episode of Hyperfine https://thehyperfine.com/#bell Encryption: Diffie-Hellman & RSA episode of Hyperfine https://thehyperfine.com/#encryption CGP Grey video "The Trouble with Transporters" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQHBAdShgYIThe podcast lives at https://www.thehyperfine.com/ Join our listener community on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheHyperfine/ Follow the show on Instagram @thehyperfine: https://www.instagram.com/thehyperfine/ Derek on Instagram (and Twitter) @liketortilla: https://www.instagram.com/liketortilla/ Zak on Twitter @phyzaks: https://twitter.com/phyzaks

    Acoustic Levitation w/ Special Guest Dr. David Jackson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021


    Zak and Derek discuss acoustic levitaiton with Dr. David Jackson, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Dickinson College. Their published paper at AAJP (requires subscription), "Acoustic levitation and the acoustic radiation force": https://aapt.scitation.org/doi/10.1119/10.0002764 You can contact Dr. Jackson to request a copy: https://www.dickinson.edu/site/custom_scripts/dc_faculty_profile_index.php?fac=jacksond Ming-Hua Chang's senior thesis, "Using Schlieren Optics to Visualize Ultrasonic Standing Waves In Acoustic Levitation": https://scholar.dickinson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1391&context=student_honors Dr. Daniel A Russell's Acoustics and Vibration Animations: https://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/demos.html Selected gifs of wave motion: https://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/Demos/waves/wavemotion.html https://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/Demos/Reflect-Particles/Reflect-Particles.html https://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/Demos/phase-p-u-sine/phase-p-u-sine.html https://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/Demos/SWR/SWR.html Physics Girl video building an acoustic levitator on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABjRnSYw-4k Acoustic levitation on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_levitation The podcast lives at https://www.thehyperfine.com/ Join our listener community on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheHyperfine/ Follow the show on Instagram @thehyperfine: https://www.instagram.com/thehyperfine/ Derek on Instagram (and Twitter) @liketortilla: https://www.instagram.com/liketortilla/ Zak on Twitter @phyzaks: https://twitter.com/phyzaks

    Gravitational G and How Science Works

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021


    Zak and Derek discuss the "controversial" value of Newton's gravitational constant G. They cover the history of its measurement and how the value (and confidence in that value) has changed over time. Gravitational G wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational_constant Relative uncertainty of phsyical constants: https://codata.org/blog/2015/08/04/codata-recommended-values-of-the-fundamental-physical-constants-2014/ Different G experiments with uncertainty bars: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344933668/figure/fig2/AS:1019607263477760@1620104723443/The-eleven-values-of-G-adopted-in-CODATA-2014-after-2000-and-our-latest-two-values.png

    Cosmology and the Arrow of Time

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021


    Zak and Derek discuss the big question: why is the future different than the past?… Read the postCosmology and the Arrow of Time The post Cosmology and the Arrow of Time appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Cosmology and the Arrow of Time

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021


    Zak and Derek discuss the big question: why is the future different than the past?… Read the postCosmology and the Arrow of Time The post Cosmology and the Arrow of Time appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Cosmology and the Arrow of Time

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 57:39


    Zak and Derek discuss the big question: why is the future different than the past?… Read the postCosmology and the Arrow of Time The post Cosmology and the Arrow of Time appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Is anything truly Random? w/Special Guest Grant Ciffone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021


    Zak and Derek chat with special guest, Grant Ciffone! Grant joins us as a non-physicist… Read the postIs anything truly Random? w/Special Guest Grant Ciffone The post Is anything truly Random? w/Special Guest Grant Ciffone appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Is anything truly Random? w/Special Guest Grant Ciffone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021


    Zak and Derek chat with special guest, Grant Ciffone! Grant joins us as a non-physicist… Read the postIs anything truly Random? w/Special Guest Grant Ciffone The post Is anything truly Random? w/Special Guest Grant Ciffone appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Is anything truly Random? w/Special Guest Grant Ciffone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 35:46


    Zak and Derek chat with special guest, Grant Ciffone! Grant joins us as a non-physicist… Read the postIs anything truly Random? w/Special Guest Grant Ciffone The post Is anything truly Random? w/Special Guest Grant Ciffone appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    How to Keep Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021


    Zak and Derek discuss a mystery in a hospital, where an MRI machine seems to… Read the postHow to Keep Time The post How to Keep Time appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    How to Keep Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 57:24


    Zak and Derek discuss a mystery in a hospital, where an MRI machine seems to… Read the postHow to Keep Time The post How to Keep Time appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    How to Keep Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021


    Zak and Derek discuss a mystery in a hospital, where an MRI machine seems to… Read the postHow to Keep Time The post How to Keep Time appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Entropy & Statistical Mechancis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021


    Zak and Derek discuss the statistical origins of entropy and how it connects from there… Read the postEntropy & Statistical Mechancis The post Entropy & Statistical Mechancis appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Entropy & Statistical Mechancis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 84:31


    Zak and Derek discuss the statistical origins of entropy and how it connects from there… Read the postEntropy & Statistical Mechancis The post Entropy & Statistical Mechancis appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Entropy & Statistical Mechancis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021


    Zak and Derek discuss the statistical origins of entropy and how it connects from there… Read the postEntropy & Statistical Mechancis The post Entropy & Statistical Mechancis appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Thermodynamics

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 74:22


    Zak and Derek discuss the basics of thermodynamics, including the so-called thermodynamic potentials. Topics: energy,… Read the postThermodynamics The post Thermodynamics appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Thermodynamics

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021


    Zak and Derek discuss the basics of thermodynamics, including the so-called thermodynamic potentials. Topics: energy,… Read the postThermodynamics The post Thermodynamics appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Thermodynamics

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021


    Zak and Derek discuss the basics of thermodynamics, including the so-called thermodynamic potentials. Topics: energy,… Read the postThermodynamics The post Thermodynamics appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Benford’s Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 57:18


    Zak and Derek discuss Benford’s Law, including the strange places it pops up, and some… Read the postBenford’s Law The post Benford’s Law appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Benford's Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021


    Zak and Derek discuss Benford's Law, including the strange places it pops up, and some… Read the postBenford's Law The post Benford's Law appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Benford's Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021


    Zak and Derek discuss Benford's Law, including the strange places it pops up, and some… Read the postBenford's Law The post Benford's Law appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Planck, Einstein, and the Origins of Quantum Mechanics

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 66:38


    Zak and Derek discuss Max Planck’s work in the foundations of what would turn into… Read the postPlanck, Einstein, and the Origins of Quantum Mechanics The post Planck, Einstein, and the Origins of Quantum Mechanics appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Planck, Einstein, and the Origins of Quantum Mechanics

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019


    Zak and Derek discuss Max Planck's work in the foundations of what would turn into… Read the postPlanck, Einstein, and the Origins of Quantum Mechanics The post Planck, Einstein, and the Origins of Quantum Mechanics appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Planck, Einstein, and the Origins of Quantum Mechanics

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019


    Zak and Derek discuss Max Planck's work in the foundations of what would turn into… Read the postPlanck, Einstein, and the Origins of Quantum Mechanics The post Planck, Einstein, and the Origins of Quantum Mechanics appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    The Physics of Hurricanes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 86:34


    Zak and Derek discuss the physics of hurricanes, including the energy involved, and rotating reference… Read the postThe Physics of Hurricanes The post The Physics of Hurricanes appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    The Physics of Hurricanes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019


    Zak and Derek discuss the physics of hurricanes, including the energy involved, and rotating reference… Read the postThe Physics of Hurricanes The post The Physics of Hurricanes appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    The Physics of Hurricanes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019


    Zak and Derek discuss the physics of hurricanes, including the energy involved, and rotating reference… Read the postThe Physics of Hurricanes The post The Physics of Hurricanes appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Hadrons – Quark Systems

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2019 98:20


    Zak and Derek discuss the composite systems of quarks in baryons and mesons, as well… Read the postHadrons – Quark Systems The post Hadrons – Quark Systems appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Hadrons – Quark Systems

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2019


    Zak and Derek discuss the composite systems of quarks in baryons and mesons, as well… Read the postHadrons – Quark Systems The post Hadrons – Quark Systems appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Hadrons – Quark Systems

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2019


    Zak and Derek discuss the composite systems of quarks in baryons and mesons, as well… Read the postHadrons – Quark Systems The post Hadrons – Quark Systems appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Neutrinos

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2019 76:27


    The podcast lives at https://www.thehyperfine.com/ Join our listener community on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheHyperfine/ Follow the show on Instagram… Read the postNeutrinos The post Neutrinos appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Neutrinos

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2019


    The podcast lives at https://www.thehyperfine.com/ Join our listener community on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheHyperfine/ Follow the show on Instagram… Read the postNeutrinos The post Neutrinos appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Neutrinos

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2019


    The podcast lives at https://www.thehyperfine.com/ Join our listener community on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheHyperfine/ Follow the show on Instagram… Read the postNeutrinos The post Neutrinos appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    The Standard Model Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2019 81:38


    The first of a multi-part series on the Standard Model of particle physics. This is… Read the postThe Standard Model Part 1 The post The Standard Model Part 1 appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    The Standard Model Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2019


    The first of a multi-part series on the Standard Model of particle physics. This is… Read the postThe Standard Model Part 1 The post The Standard Model Part 1 appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    The Standard Model Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2019


    The first of a multi-part series on the Standard Model of particle physics. This is… Read the postThe Standard Model Part 1 The post The Standard Model Part 1 appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Domino Amplifier

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2019 54:44


    Zak and Derek discuss toppling larger and larger dominos in a chain reaction. How does… Read the postDomino Amplifier The post Domino Amplifier appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Domino Amplifier

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2019


    Zak and Derek discuss toppling larger and larger dominos in a chain reaction. How does… Read the postDomino Amplifier The post Domino Amplifier appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Domino Amplifier

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2019


    Zak and Derek discuss toppling larger and larger dominos in a chain reaction. How does… Read the postDomino Amplifier The post Domino Amplifier appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Bohmian Mechanics – Pilot Wave Theory

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2019 71:35


    Zak and Derek follow up their Bell’s Theorm and EPR discussion with a survey of… Read the postBohmian Mechanics – Pilot Wave Theory The post Bohmian Mechanics – Pilot Wave Theory appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Bohmian Mechanics – Pilot Wave Theory

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2019


    Zak and Derek follow up their Bell's Theorm and EPR discussion with a survey of… Read the postBohmian Mechanics – Pilot Wave Theory The post Bohmian Mechanics – Pilot Wave Theory appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Bohmian Mechanics – Pilot Wave Theory

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2019


    Zak and Derek follow up their Bell's Theorm and EPR discussion with a survey of… Read the postBohmian Mechanics – Pilot Wave Theory The post Bohmian Mechanics – Pilot Wave Theory appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Relative Motion (Not Relativity)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2019 62:32


    Zak and Derek discuss a drone flying in an accelerating car. Does it stay in… Read the postRelative Motion (Not Relativity) The post Relative Motion (Not Relativity) appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Relative Motion (Not Relativity)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2019


    Zak and Derek discuss a drone flying in an accelerating car. Does it stay in… Read the postRelative Motion (Not Relativity) The post Relative Motion (Not Relativity) appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Relative Motion (Not Relativity)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2019


    Zak and Derek discuss a drone flying in an accelerating car. Does it stay in… Read the postRelative Motion (Not Relativity) The post Relative Motion (Not Relativity) appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Bell’s Theorem and EPR

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019 73:04


    Zak and Derek discuss nothing less than the fundamental nature of reality. They start with… Read the postBell’s Theorem and EPR The post Bell’s Theorem and EPR appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Bell's Theorem and EPR

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019


    Zak and Derek discuss nothing less than the fundamental nature of reality. They start with… Read the postBell's Theorem and EPR The post Bell's Theorem and EPR appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Bell's Theorem and EPR

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019


    Zak and Derek discuss nothing less than the fundamental nature of reality. They start with… Read the postBell's Theorem and EPR The post Bell's Theorem and EPR appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Climbing Magnets

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2018 67:48


    Zak and Derek try to tackle the “climbing magnets” puzzle from Veritasium’s Youtube channel. Both… Read the postClimbing Magnets The post Climbing Magnets appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Climbing Magnets

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2018


    Zak and Derek try to tackle the “climbing magnets” puzzle from Veritasium's Youtube channel. Both… Read the postClimbing Magnets The post Climbing Magnets appeared first on The Hyperfine.

    Climbing Magnets

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2018


    Zak and Derek try to tackle the “climbing magnets” puzzle from Veritasium's Youtube channel. Both… Read the postClimbing Magnets The post Climbing Magnets appeared first on The Hyperfine.

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