15 episodes

Randy and Jim discuss topics in physics.

PhysicsFM James Rantschler

    • Science
    • 4.9 • 13 Ratings

Randy and Jim discuss topics in physics.

    Counting Unvierses

    Counting Unvierses

    Jim goes on a diatribe about infinities and the multiverse.

    • 32 min
    Entropy v. Entropy

    Entropy v. Entropy

    In this episode, I discuss a paper talking about the relationship between physical entropy and information-theoretic entropy in the context of quantum communication.

    • 21 min
    The Machine in the Ghost

    The Machine in the Ghost

    This week, I talk about the fate of the universe in Bohmian Cosmology. Specifically, how Torres, Fabris, and Piattella use the de Broglie-Bohm interpretation of quantum mechanics to modify the Wheeler-De Witt equation in the an accelerating universe.

    Show Notes: http://papers.physicsfm.com/3

    • 24 min
    Itty Bitty Physics

    Itty Bitty Physics

    I talk about a paper by John Archibald Wheeler, "Information, Physics, Quantum: The Search for Links."

    Show Notes: http://papers.physicsfm.com/2

    • 32 min
    The Quantum Bookie

    The Quantum Bookie

    I talk about Quantum Bayesianism, the extension of the Bayesian interpretation of probability to quantum mechanics, through the work of Christopher Fuchs.

    Show Notes: http://papers.physicsfm.com/1

    • 29 min
    PhysicsFM - Intermission - Quantum Metaphysics

    PhysicsFM - Intermission - Quantum Metaphysics

    Jim and Randy discuss the ways in which we interpret the wavefunction, quantum indeterminancy, and other strange things that happen in quantum mechanics -- going through nine classes of interpretation and what they mean about the underlying reasons for quantum mechanical behavior.

    • 1 hr 28 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
13 Ratings

13 Ratings

Thru-Way Nick ,

If you've got the time, we've got the ears.

Thank you for the new episode. Anytime a new one comes out I listen to it entirely. Even though it's way above me. 🧐

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You guys are great!

These podcasts are super fun! Keep up the good work.

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