Sentient The Society of Physics

In the two parts of this episode, we converse with a very eminent personality in the field of physics: Dr. Abhay Ashtekar, one of the founders of Loop Quantum Gravity.



00:15​ Anecdotes 

12:37​ Spinors 

18:15​ Quantum Loop Gravity 

25:59​ Quantization of General Relativity 

28:52​ Contrasts between LQG and String Theory 

32:36​ Current status of both the theories 

41:20​ The Big Bang Theory 

45:42​ Loop Quantum Cosmology and Freeman's equation 

52:10​ His Favorite equation

53:17​ Work ethics and Message to the youth in Science  

Credits: Tejas Sonawane, Hetanshu Bharadiya, Gayatri Savarkar, Shailly Sahay, Mahak Bajaj, Neel Kolhe


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In the two parts of this episode, we converse with a very eminent personality in the field of physics: Dr. Abhay Ashtekar, one of the founders of Loop Quantum Gravity.

2:46​  : Life in Maharashtra and getting into Physics 

16:05​ : Studying the then-new fields of Quantum Mechanics and Relativity  

20:54​ : Why is Gravity so unruly and problematic 

29:29​ : General relativity and a part of Ashtekar's work 

39:19 : Cutting the podcast at   

Credits: Tejas Sonawane, Hetanshu Bharadiya, Gayatri Savarkar, Shailly Sahay, Mahak Bajaj, Neel Kolhe


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With the founders. In our first episode, we reminisce how the idea behind the podcast came into being and how it got executed. Later, the founders of Sigma Phi, The Society of Physics join in to share their experiences, feelings, and advice.


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