Chapter
The Future of String Theory
29:53 - 43:23 (13:29)
While we don't know if string theory describes the physical world, it is a consistent reconciliation of quantum mechanics and general relativity. While it hasn't been ruled out as a unified theory of nature, it's unlikely that we would be able to experimentally prove it in the foreseeable future.
Clips
Physicist Brian Greene discusses the contradictions and tensions between quantum mechanics and general relativity, and the search for a unifying theory such as quantum gravity or string theory.
29:53 - 31:20 (01:26)
Summary
Physicist Brian Greene discusses the contradictions and tensions between quantum mechanics and general relativity, and the search for a unifying theory such as quantum gravity or string theory.
ChapterThe Future of String Theory
Episode#359 – Andrew Strominger: Black Holes, Quantum Gravity, and Theoretical Physics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
A physicist explains the Standard Model, which is a theory that accurately describes everything with a high degree of precision.
31:20 - 33:07 (01:47)
Summary
A physicist explains the Standard Model, which is a theory that accurately describes everything with a high degree of precision. It unifies the electromagnetic and weak interactions, as well as the strong interaction that holds quarks together into protons.
ChapterThe Future of String Theory
Episode#359 – Andrew Strominger: Black Holes, Quantum Gravity, and Theoretical Physics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
String theory is a consistent explanation of quantum mechanics and general relativity that is potentially able to unify all of nature's particles and forces, although its actual ability to do so is still disputed and unlikely to be definitively proven in the foreseeable future.
33:07 - 43:23 (10:15)
Summary
String theory is a consistent explanation of quantum mechanics and general relativity that is potentially able to unify all of nature's particles and forces, although its actual ability to do so is still disputed and unlikely to be definitively proven in the foreseeable future.