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Symmetries and their connection to physics and nature
25:11 - 33:39 (08:28)
Modern physics concepts are still being driven by the same principles that the Greeks used to connect geometry and symmetries to nature. The presence of symmetries related to rotation and discrete symmetries in extra shapes and sizes can create forces, like electric, strong and weak forces, through the space being quotiented by the symmetries.
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Symmetries related to rotation symmetric shapes can be used to understand properties of space in physics.
25:11 - 29:09 (03:58)
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Symmetries related to rotation symmetric shapes can be used to understand properties of space in physics. This principle has been used to explain electric, strong, and weak forces in modern physics through the connection between geometry and symmetries to physics.
ChapterSymmetries and their connection to physics and nature
Episode#204 – Cumrun Vafa: String Theory
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
James Clerk Maxwell's discovery of the relationship between electric and magnetic phenomena through mathematical equations led to the creation of Maxwell's equations, which included the calculation of the speed of light.
29:09 - 31:49 (02:39)
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James Clerk Maxwell's discovery of the relationship between electric and magnetic phenomena through mathematical equations led to the creation of Maxwell's equations, which included the calculation of the speed of light.
ChapterSymmetries and their connection to physics and nature
Episode#204 – Cumrun Vafa: String Theory
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Einstein's theory of special relativity was inspired by inconsistencies in Maxwell's equations and the fact that attempts to measure the properties of ether were unsuccessful.
31:49 - 33:39 (01:50)
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Einstein's theory of special relativity was inspired by inconsistencies in Maxwell's equations and the fact that attempts to measure the properties of ether were unsuccessful. The theory suggests that everyone measures the same speed of light.