Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy - Roger Penrose
Offered By: University of Oxford via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the intersection of fashion, faith, and fantasy in modern physics through this thought-provoking lecture by renowned mathematician Roger Penrose. Delve into the potential pitfalls of trendy ideas, blind faith, and pure imagination in scientific research, particularly in string theory, quantum mechanics, and cosmology. Discover how these elements have paradoxically influenced Penrose's own work while examining complex concepts such as Feynman diagrams, Cantor's theory, space dimensions, and quantum states. Engage with challenging ideas about the nature of the universe, from the intricacies of string theory to the peculiarities of quantum mechanics and the "craziness" of contemporary cosmology.
Syllabus
Intro
Fineman diagrams
Mathematics
Big Numbers
Cantors Theory
Numbers
Functions
Space dimensions
Bundles
String Theory
Quantum Mechanics
The Cat
Hans Christian Andersen
The Quantum World
Quantum State
Absolute Units
Potential Experiment
Fantasy
In Photon Field
Cones
Crazy Cosmology
Taught by
Oxford Mathematics
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