Podcast appearances and mentions of edward witten

When Very Bad Wizards meets Very Culty Popperians. We finally decided to have a real life professional philosopher on the pod to call us out on our nonsense, and are honored to have on Tamler Sommers, from the esteemed Very Bad Wizards podcast, to argue with us about the Problem of Induction. Did Popper solve it, or does his proposed solution, like all the other attempts, "fail decisively"? (Warning: One of the two hosts maaay have revealed their Popperian dogmatism a bit throughout this episode. Whichever host that is - they shall remain unnamed - apologizes quietly and stubbornly under their breath.) Check out Tamler's website (https://www.tamlersommers.com/), his podcast (Very Bad Wizards (https://verybadwizards.com/)), or follow him on twitter (@tamler). We discuss What is the problem of induction? Whether regularities really exist in nature The difference between certainty and justification Popper's solution to the problem of induction If whiskey will taste like orange juice next week What makes a good theory? Why prediction is secondary to explanation for Popper If science and meditiation are in conflict The boundaries of science References Very Bad Wizards episode on induction (https://verybadwizards.com/episode/episode-294-the-scandal-of-philosophy-humes-problem-of-induction) The problem of induction, by Wesley Salmon (https://home.csulb.edu/~cwallis/100/articles/salmon.html) Hume on induction (https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/induction-problem/#HumeProb) Errata Vaden mentions in the episode how "Einstein's theory is better because it can explain earth's gravitational constant". He got some of the details wrong here - it's actually the inverse square law, not the gravitational constant. Listen to Edward Witten explain it much better here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_9RqsHYEAs). Socials Follow us on Twitter at @IncrementsPod, @BennyChugg, @VadenMasrani, @tamler Come join our discord server! DM us on twitter or send us an email to get a supersecret link Trust in our regularity and get exclusive bonus content by becoming a patreon subscriber here (https://www.patreon.com/Increments). Or give us one-time cash donations to help cover our lack of cash donations here (https://ko-fi.com/increments). Click dem like buttons on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_4wZzQyoW4s4ZuE4FY9DQQ) If you are a Very Bad Wizards listener, hello! We're exactly like Tamler and David, except younger. Come join the Cult of Popper over at incrementspodcast@gmail.com Image credit: From this Aeon essay on Hume (https://aeon.co/essays/hume-is-the-amiable-modest-generous-philosopher-we-need-today). Illustration by Petra Eriksson at Handsome Frank. Special Guest: Tamler Sommers.

Summer hiatus is over with a banger of an episode! Abbas Jaffary, a mathematician and roller derby referee, joined Leah to talk about The Chicago Knockouts Roller Derby League and his love of math. Leah and Abbas also share a love of How Did This Get Made, the podcast that brings all people together. Follow Abbas online Mathematics for Misfits: https://linktr.ee/mathematicsformisfits Accessible Mathematics:https://www.accessiblemath.info/  Chicago Knockouts and  Chicago Knockouts on Tik Tok. Show Notes How Did This Get Made?: https://hdtgm.com/ Live Lit: https://bookriot.com/what-is-live-lit-and-how-can-i-read-it/ Dinosaur: https://www.paulscheer.com/dinosaur Rock 'N' America: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%27N%27_America Chicago Shred Union on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chicagoshred/ Chicago Outfit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chicagooutfit/ The Crimson Vixen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_thecrimsonvixen_/ SteMartaen: https://stemartaen.com/ Plant-Based Skate on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantbasedskate/ The Village of Homewood: https://www.village.homewood.il.us/ RollerCon: https://rollercon.com/ Improv Olympic (IO): https://ioimprov.com/ CFA Institute: https://www.cfainstitute.org/ College of DuPage: https://www.cod.edu/ Hyperspace by Michio Kaku: https://bookshop.org/p/books/hyperspace-a-scientific-odyssey-through-parallel-universes-time-warps-and-the-10th-dimens-ion-michio-kaku/8648999?ean=9780385477055 University of Illinois Chicago (UIC): https://www.uic.edu/ Georg Cantor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Cantor The p-adic numbers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-adic_number P-adic Numbers: An Introduction by Fernando Q. Gouvêa: https://bookshop.org/p/books/p-adic-numbers-an-introduction-fernando-q-gouvea/14521230?ean=9783030472948 P-adic Numbers, p-adic Analysis, and Zeta-Functions by Neal Koblitz: https://bookshop.org/p/books/p-adic-numbers-p-adic-analysis-and-zeta-functions-neal-koblitz/8668219?ean=9780387960173 Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center: https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/ Dr. Louis H. Kauffman: https://homepages.math.uic.edu/~kauffman/ Edward Witten: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Witten Qiskit: https://www.ibm.com/quantum/qiskit PsiQuantum: https://www.psiquantum.com/ MathJax: https://www.mathjax.org/ MathML: https://www.w3.org/Math/ Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

The Life Scientific returns with a special episode from the USA; Princeton, New Jersey, to be precise. Here, the Institute for Advanced Study has hosted some of the greatest scientific minds of our time - Einstein was one of its first Professors, J. Robert Oppenheimer its longest-serving director - and today's guest counts among them. Edward Witten is Professor Emeritus at the Institute and the physicist behind M-Theory, a leading contender for what is commonly referred to as ‘the theory of everything', uniting quantum mechanics and Einstein's theory of gravity. He talks to Jim Al-Khalili about a career that's spanned some of the most exciting periods in modern theoretical physics - and about one particular problem that's both obsessed and eluded him since his days as a student… Produced by Lucy Taylor

Brian Keating is a cosmologist, professor of physics, & host of "Into the Impossible with Brian Keating". SPONSORS https://ketobrainz.com/pages/djp - Use code "DANNY20" at checkout. https://seed.com/danny - Use code "25DANNY" for 25% off your first month. EPISODE LINKS  @DrBrianKeating  https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeatinghttps://t.co/GWnnhAOEBB GET ACCESS TO WEEKLY BONUS CONTENT: https://www.patreon.com/dannyjones DANNY JONES LINKS https://www.instagram.com/jonesdannyhttps://twitter.com/jonesdanny OUTLINE 00:00 - Harvard h8 speech stance in Congress 04:46 - President of Harvard cited for plagiarism 07:21 - University problems with free speech 11:14 - Covert influences behind college protests 14:19 - Edward Witten's extreme twitter feed 15:31 - Keating vs Jack Sarfatti on string theory 19:03 - Physics can't prove anything 22:16 - David Grusch 26:54 - Existence of alien life 33:11 - UFOs & Jack Sarfatti 41:59 - Radar spoofing technology 46:19 - Likelyhood ratio test 53:45 - UFO "Zoo hypothesis" 57:49 - Ryan Graves account of "Cube inside a sphere" UFO 1:03:43 - Radar reflectors or UFOs? 1:09:57 - UFOlogy VS science 1:12:40 - Antigravity research went dark 1:15:12 - Does antigravity defy the laws of physics? 1:23:57 - Tic Tac UFO physics

The Life Scientific returns with a special episode from the USA; Princeton, New Jersey, to be precise. Here, the Institute for Advanced Study has hosted some of the greatest scientific minds of our time - Einstein was one of its first Professors, J. Robert Oppenheimer its longest-serving director - and today's guest counts among them. Edward Witten is Professor Emeritus at the Institute and the physicist behind M-Theory, a leading contender for what is commonly referred to as ‘the theory of everything', uniting quantum mechanics and Einstein's theory of gravity. He talks to Jim Al-Khalili about a career that's spanned some of the most exciting periods in modern theoretical physics - and about one particular problem that's both obsessed and eluded him since his days as a student… Produced by Lucy Taylor.

"Explorando el Universo Cuántico: Diálogo con Juan Maldacena, Físico Teórico" En el noveno episodio de la tercera temporada de Pabellón F, tuvimos el privilegio de entrevistar a Juan Martín Maldacena, destacado físico teórico argentino. La conversación comenzó con su trayectoria académica, desde sus inicios en la UBA y el Instituto Balseiro hasta su doctorado en Princeton, donde se especializó en la gravedad cuántica y los aspectos cuánticos de los agujeros negros. Charlamos sobre la relación entre la Relatividad de Einstein y la Mecánica Cuántica, y cómo estas teorías se conectan con el Big Bang. Juan explicó el desafío de desarrollar una teoría matemática que describa el origen del universo y por qué actualmente no se puede saber qué ocurrió antes del Big Bang. También compartió por qué la gravedad cuántica es difícil de experimentar en el laboratorio y cómo los efectos que busca se encuentran en agujeros negros y el inicio del Big Bang. Exploramos temas como la máquina de dios, la evolución de las teorías en construcción y la teoría del multiverso. Además, discutimos la conjetura de Maldacena y su importancia, las diferencias entre la Teoría de Cuerdas y la Teoría de Supercuerdas, y la posibilidad de generar universos artificiales en laboratorios o computadoras. También abordamos la materia exótica, la cual permitiría viajar más rápido que la luz, y por qué Juan considera que no existe. Concluimos reflexionando sobre cómo la física podría permitir a las personas viajar a lugares a millones de años luz. En el juego final, Juan tuvo que elegir entre Max Born, Edward Witten y Erwin Schrödinger.

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! BYD - La "Conjetura de Maldacena" o correspondencia AdS/CFT fue propuesta originalmente por el físico argentino Juan Maldacena a finales de 1997, y algunas de sus propiedades técnicas pronto fueron clarificadas en un artículo de Edward Witten y otro artículo de Gubser, Klebanov y Polyakov. Para 2015, el artículo de Maldacena tenía más de 10.000 citas, convirtiéndose en el artículo más citado en el campo de la física de partículas. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Edward Frenkel is a mathematician at UC Berkeley working on the interface of mathematics and quantum physics. He is the author of Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - House of Macadamias: https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order - Shopify: https://shopify.com/lex to get free trial - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod to get 3 months free EPISODE LINKS: Edward's Website: https://edwardfrenkel.com Edward's Book - Love and Math: https://amzn.to/40Bgxh0 Edward's Twitter: https://twitter.com/edfrenkel Edward's YouTube: https://youtube.com/edfrenkel Edward's Instagram: https://instagram.com/edfrenkel PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (05:54) - Mathematics in the Soviet Union (16:05) - Nature of reality (27:23) - Scientific discoveries (40:45) - Observing reality (56:57) - Complex numbers (1:05:42) - Imagination (1:13:33) - Pythagoreanism (1:21:28) - AI and love (1:34:07) - Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems (1:54:32) - Beauty in mathematics (1:59:02) - Eric Weinstein (2:20:57) - Langlands Program (2:27:36) - Edward Witten (2:30:41) - String theory (2:36:10) - Theory of everything (2:45:03) - Mathematics in academia (2:50:30) - How to think (2:56:16) - Fermat's Last Theorem (3:11:07) - Eric Weinstein and Harvard (3:18:32) - Antisemitism (3:38:45) - Mortality (3:46:42) - Love

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Dr. Jonathan Paprocki Jonathan is a specialist in topological quantum compiling, a Tlon engineer, you can find him on Urbit @  ~Datnut-Pollen Blog can be found at Discordia (http://datnut-pollen.discordja.net/discordja) What is a Kundalini awakening? What do old dusty books say about Kundalini? What is the relationship between Kundalini and topological quantum computers? Can everything be explained by science? How do you deal with the skepticism that other people give you that you used to give them? How much does the flow state come to you when working with quantum computers? Is it very frustrating? What did you learn about Atman after you randomly spoke Atman? Do you think in images? What do you think is the base layer reality now? When did you start studying quantum physics? Who is John Wheeler? What is the participatory universe? He talks about Quantum Bayesianism The idea is that the Universe consists of participants/observers and observations, rules on consistencies of what these interactions guarantee the relationship. What is the study of condensed matter? What is quantum field theory? What is quantum topology? A topologist can't tell the difference between a coffee mug and a donut. Who is Edward Witten, the physicist who received the Field Medal? What are your favorite cognitive hazards? How often do new age thinkers get quantum mechanics right when tying it to spirituality? How important is math to understanding quantum theory? What is quantum theory? Who are the new age mystics who do get quantum theory right? What percentage of quantum theory has to do with the Heisenberg principle? What is the difference between the laws of qualia and the laws of physics? How did you end up at Tlon? What are the differences between Holochain and Urbit? What is a distributed hash table? What is a hash chain? What is naturally inspired computation? What are the aspects of natural physics that are dependent on quantum mechanics? Who is Sam Frank from Urbit? What is the thing that convinces you to pursue incomprehensible projects to the point of comprehensibility? Is doing documentation a good way to learn programming? What is the blog that Jon is writing? What are some differences between writing software for external applications/legacy internet within Urbit versus say writing software in an imperative programming language and navigating Facebook's API? Why did IP addresses not become permanent ways to signify where the message receiver/sender is stable? What does Urbit replace about the current IP address system? What are the differences and similarities between Urbit and Holochain? What is Holochain Scepter? What is Deep Key when it comes to Holochain? How does Urbit enforce global state? What is the data availability problem of the blockchain? Why doesn't adding more blocks make the data processing faster? What is a blockchain? A way to give a clock to distributed system. What is the problem of time in distributed systems? Holochain is a way to run apps on BitTorrent basically (analogy). What percentage of email is spam? What is enforced scarcity? What is the membrane from Holochain? What are all the types of attacks in distributed systems?

Dennis Zavaleta faz doutorado em física matemática no IFT - UNESP, e estuda teorias de cordas e campos. Em seu exame de qualificação do doutorado, estudou um paper de Edward Witten sobre teorias de gauge supersimétricas em 2D. Conversamos sobre supersimetria e teorias de gauge, e falamos sobre o resultado desse paper, que envolve transição de fases e espaço de vácuos da teoria. 19 de fevereiro de 2021

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Join the after party on Discord! Link: https://discord.gg/ZzJSrGP New Earth: Scientists discover alien planet similar to Earth Link: https://micky.com.au/new-earth-scientists-discover-alien-planet-similar-to-earth/ Despite the differences, astronomers are still optimistic about this new discovery. One intriguing fact about this alien planet is that its orbit is closely similar to that of the Earth. Astronomers from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand made this astonishing discovery. Even more exciting is how they manage to discover it. The astronomers did not use traditional methods in discovering this alien planet. Instead, they utilize a new technique which they call microlensing. Astronomers combine the data they gathered from two facilities. One is from the Gravitational Lensing Experiment in Poland. The other is from the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network, which is a group of instruments based in Australia, Chile, and South Africa. Is it habitable--According to the astronomers, it is still too early to make assumptions that the alien planet is habitable. First of all, astronomers are still not sure about the details of star the planet orbits. They say that the temperature of the planet's main star is crucial to the habitability of the planet. On the other hand, scientists are optimistic about this recent discovery. For one, it is extremely rare to spot planets that are similar to Earth at this great vantage point. The alien planet is 24,722 lightyears away from Earth. "To have an idea of the rarity of the detection, the time it took to observe the magnification due to the host star was approximately five days, while the planet was detected only during a small five-hour distortion," explained astronomer Antonio Herrera Martin of the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Can We Find Planet 9? Scientists Have a Plan Link: https://www.webbyfeed.com/can-we-find-planet-9-scientists-have-a-plan/8453/ All the records of Planet 9 have been cut for several years. It was first mentioned back in 2014, but there's nowhere to be found. Some scientists believe it might be a laser-launched spacecraft. Edward Witten, who is one of the founders of the M-theory of physics, has made quite the statement: “There are hints of a new object (Planet 9) with a mass of 5-10 M in the external solar system at a distance of 500 [astronomical units]. If it's a relatively conventional planet, it can be found in telescopic searches. Alternatively, it has been suggested that this frame may be the first black hole (PBH). In this case, normal searches fail.” He then continues with the fact that there's a possible alternative, and that is to assemble the gravitational field of it with a laser-launched spacecraft. Such a spacecraft could reach planet 9 about ten years after the launch, and, if found, they could report back to Earth in 5 to 10 seconds. Back in September, a study suggested that Planet 9 was not actually a planet, but it was a black hole. Black holes formed, in theory, after the universe. Scientists were not able to find then, but researchers believe in the importance of the dark matter. Witten stated that he is not sure if this method will be helpful, or if he could find a mysterious object to work. Building a laser might be too expensive – it might cost about $517 million for a launch system. And the batteries would be $8,000. But these would not be all the costs, the spacecraft itself would cost money. However, with all of that in mind, it might still be possible to launch hundreds or thousands of miniature spacecraft, allowing them to search for Planet 9. Elon Musk already restarted Tesla production. Now the county says it's allowed next week. Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/05/13/tesla-alameda-reopen-plant/ The electric-car manufacturer brought workers back on Monday, in defiance of county orders. Alameda County, where Tesla's main manufacturing plant is located, cleared the electric-car company to start up again next week with safety precautions in place. But led by chief executive Elon Musk, Tesla already ramped up production earlier this week, one of the most high-profile violations of a local health order amid the coronavirus crisis and raising questions about county enforcement. Alameda County said late Tuesday that it had approved Tesla's site-specific plan to reopen its plant in Fremont, Calif., assuming the company follows strict safety guidelines, including social distancing to prevent the spread of covid-19. Tesla can start preparing this week, and can restart work next week, the county said. The county said that the Fremont Police Department will make sure Tesla is following the agreed-upon safety guidelines. “We reviewed the plan and held productive discussions today with Tesla's representatives about their safety and prevention plans, including some additional safety recommendations,” the county's public health department said in a tweet announcing the decision. The county did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the plant's reopening timeline. In a news release, the county said it did not have “any further comment and will not be taking any requests for interviews.” Tesla did not respond to a request for comment. Fremont Police spokeswoman Geneva Bosques said the department would visit the plant to make sure the safety protocols were being followed. She said the police wouldn't give specific details about the visit before it happens. The state of California allowed some business operations to start up again last week, but Bay Area counties have stricter regulations that have not yet been lifted. On Monday, Alameda County told Tesla to stop production, but workers continue to go to work. Musk on Monday tweeted that officials should arrest him if any enforcement took place. County officials the same day said they were still in negotiations. Show Stuff Join the fan chat on Discord! 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Join the after party on Discord! Link: https://discord.gg/ZzJSrGP New Earth: Scientists discover alien planet similar to Earth Link: https://micky.com.au/new-earth-scientists-discover-alien-planet-similar-to-earth/ Despite the differences, astronomers are still optimistic about this new discovery. One intriguing fact about this alien planet is that its orbit is closely similar to that of the Earth. Astronomers from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand made this astonishing discovery. Even more exciting is how they manage to discover it. The astronomers did not use traditional methods in discovering this alien planet. Instead, they utilize a new technique which they call microlensing. Astronomers combine the data they gathered from two facilities. One is from the Gravitational Lensing Experiment in Poland. The other is from the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network, which is a group of instruments based in Australia, Chile, and South Africa. Is it habitable--According to the astronomers, it is still too early to make assumptions that the alien planet is habitable. First of all, astronomers are still not sure about the details of star the planet orbits. They say that the temperature of the planet's main star is crucial to the habitability of the planet. On the other hand, scientists are optimistic about this recent discovery. For one, it is extremely rare to spot planets that are similar to Earth at this great vantage point. The alien planet is 24,722 lightyears away from Earth. "To have an idea of the rarity of the detection, the time it took to observe the magnification due to the host star was approximately five days, while the planet was detected only during a small five-hour distortion," explained astronomer Antonio Herrera Martin of the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Can We Find Planet 9? Scientists Have a Plan Link: https://www.webbyfeed.com/can-we-find-planet-9-scientists-have-a-plan/8453/ All the records of Planet 9 have been cut for several years. It was first mentioned back in 2014, but there's nowhere to be found. Some scientists believe it might be a laser-launched spacecraft. Edward Witten, who is one of the founders of the M-theory of physics, has made quite the statement: “There are hints of a new object (Planet 9) with a mass of 5-10 M in the external solar system at a distance of 500 [astronomical units]. If it's a relatively conventional planet, it can be found in telescopic searches. Alternatively, it has been suggested that this frame may be the first black hole (PBH). In this case, normal searches fail.” He then continues with the fact that there's a possible alternative, and that is to assemble the gravitational field of it with a laser-launched spacecraft. Such a spacecraft could reach planet 9 about ten years after the launch, and, if found, they could report back to Earth in 5 to 10 seconds. Back in September, a study suggested that Planet 9 was not actually a planet, but it was a black hole. Black holes formed, in theory, after the universe. Scientists were not able to find then, but researchers believe in the importance of the dark matter. Witten stated that he is not sure if this method will be helpful, or if he could find a mysterious object to work. Building a laser might be too expensive – it might cost about $517 million for a launch system. And the batteries would be $8,000. But these would not be all the costs, the spacecraft itself would cost money. However, with all of that in mind, it might still be possible to launch hundreds or thousands of miniature spacecraft, allowing them to search for Planet 9. Elon Musk already restarted Tesla production. Now the county says it's allowed next week. Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/05/13/tesla-alameda-reopen-plant/ The electric-car manufacturer brought workers back on Monday, in defiance of county orders. Alameda County, where Tesla's main manufacturing plant is located, cleared the electric-car company to start up again next week with safety precautions in place. But led by chief executive Elon Musk, Tesla already ramped up production earlier this week, one of the most high-profile violations of a local health order amid the coronavirus crisis and raising questions about county enforcement. Alameda County said late Tuesday that it had approved Tesla's site-specific plan to reopen its plant in Fremont, Calif., assuming the company follows strict safety guidelines, including social distancing to prevent the spread of covid-19. Tesla can start preparing this week, and can restart work next week, the county said. The county said that the Fremont Police Department will make sure Tesla is following the agreed-upon safety guidelines. “We reviewed the plan and held productive discussions today with Tesla's representatives about their safety and prevention plans, including some additional safety recommendations,” the county's public health department said in a tweet announcing the decision. The county did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the plant's reopening timeline. In a news release, the county said it did not have “any further comment and will not be taking any requests for interviews.” Tesla did not respond to a request for comment. Fremont Police spokeswoman Geneva Bosques said the department would visit the plant to make sure the safety protocols were being followed. She said the police wouldn't give specific details about the visit before it happens. The state of California allowed some business operations to start up again last week, but Bay Area counties have stricter regulations that have not yet been lifted. On Monday, Alameda County told Tesla to stop production, but workers continue to go to work. Musk on Monday tweeted that officials should arrest him if any enforcement took place. County officials the same day said they were still in negotiations. Show Stuff Join the fan chat on Discord! 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Random matrix models are ubiquitous in physics and have been studied from many perspectives. One important application is producing exactly solvable toy models of quantum gravity and string theory. These models relate to deep mathematical structures of the moduli space of Riemann surfaces. Recent work has extended these models to open strings and surfaces with boundaries. This generalization is less straightforward that one imagines and involves the introduction of additional degrees of freedom. These models have become relevant in recent studies of the gravitational dual of the SYK model, two-dimensional black holes, and gravity with constant curvature. Based on work done in collaboration with Edward Witten.

Science writer Graham Farmelo in conversation with Edward Witten. Edward Witten is widely regarded as the pre-eminent theoretical physicist of the past four decades. Based at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, he has made dozens of path-breaking contributions to both physics and mathematics.Read more in Graham Farmelo's book The Universe Speaks in Numbers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Waar gaat de Studium Generale met professor Sir Penrose over? Wat is het verschil tussen natuurkundigen en wiskundigen? Dr. Westra vertelt, niet alleen daarover, maar ook over Dirac, Hawking, en Edward Witten, over het onderzoek dat in Maastricht gedaan wordt en waarom de Einstein Telescope in Limburg zou moeten komen. Weer een prachtige aflevering!

Tämän hetken kuuluisin teoreettinen fyysikko lienee amerikkalainen Edward Witten, joka työskentelee professorina Princetonissa Yhdysvalloissa Institute for Advanced Study –tutkimuslaitoksessa, jossa Albert Einsteinkin aikoinaan työskenteli. Witten on varsin tunnettu säieteoreetikko. Hänelle on myönnetty ainoana fyysikkona matematiikan arvostetuin palkinto, Fieldsin mitali, vuonna 1990, ja hänet on palkittu myös lukuisilla muilla palkinnoilla kuten Crafoord –palkinnolla, joka myönnetään sellaisille aloille, joilla ei ole Nobelin palkintoa. Witten liikkuu monipuolisesti fysiikan ja matematiikan välimaastossa. Säieteorian lisäksi hän tutkii kosmologiaa ja hiukkasfysiikkaa. Säieteoria on rypäs teorianpoikasia, joista on pyritty kehittämään ns. kaiken teoriaa, joka kuvaisi saman kehyksen alla hiukkaset ja tunnetut luonnon voimat, vahvan ja heikon vuorovaikutuksen, sähkömagneettisen vuorovaikutuksen ja painovoiman. Toistaiseksi tässä ei ole onnistuttu ja säieteoria onkin tällä hetkellä vastatuulessa. Säieteorian piirissä kehitettyä matematiikkaa sovelletaan nykyisin sujuvasti muissa sovelluksissa. Claus Montosen ohjelmassa mainitsema matemaatikko Michael Atiyah on menehtynyt tammikuun 11. päivänä 2019. Wittenin työstä ja säieteoriasta kertoo dosentti Claus Montonen Helsingin yliopistosta. Häntä haastattelee Sisko Loikkanen. Kuva: Edward Witten puhumassa Chalmersin teknillisellä korkeakoululla Göteborgissa, 2008. (Wikimedia Commons)

Neutronitähdet ovat kooltaan hyvin pieniä mutta valtavan painavia. Aine on niissä tiivistynyt varsin pieneen tilavuuteen. Neutronitähtien ytimessä arvellaan olevan kvarkkiainetta, joka sisältää kvarkkeja ja liimahiukkasia eli gluoneja. Tunnettu astrofyysikko Edward Witten on esittänyt, että avaruudessa saattaa piileskellä myös kvarkkitähtiä, joita ei ole vielä kuitenkaan havaittu. Tähtien kvarkkiaineesta kertoo apulaisprofessori Aleksi Vuorinen Helsingin yliopistosta. Kvarkkien ja gluonien muodostamaa plasmaa tuotetaan Euroopan hiukkafysiikan tutkimuskeskuksen CERNin hiukkaskiihdytinkokeissa, joissa törmäytetään lyijy-ytimiä toisiinsa. Plasman olemusta tutkitaan teoreettisesti kvanttikromodynamiikan pohjalta. Kvanttikromodynamiikka on osa ns. hiukkasfysiikan standardimallia. Teoreetikolle kvarkkigluoniplasma on haastava tutkimuskohde, josta kertoo professori Tuomas Lappi Jyväskylän yliopistosta. Toimittajana on Sisko Loikkanen. Kuvassa eristetty neutronitähti Pienessä Magellanin pilvessä. Kaukainen neutronitähti on sininen piste kuvan punaisen renkaan keskellä/ Kuva ESO/NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team.

Edward Witten talks about math and physics.