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Tim Maudlin is Professor of Philosophy at NYU and Founder and
Director of the John Bell Institute for the Foundations of
Physics. Sheldon Goldstein is Distinguished Professor of
Mathematics at Rutgers University, where he researches
mathematical physics, the foundations of quantum mechanics, and
Bohmian Mechanics. He is also Board Member of the John Bell
Institute for the Foundations of Physics, and this is his second
appearance on the show. In episode 170, he and Robinson discussed
Bohmian Mechanics. On the other hand, this is Tim’s fifth
appearance on the show. Tim was also a guest on episode 46 (laws
of nature, space, and free will), episode 67 with David Albert
(the foundations of quantum mechanics), episode 115 with Craig
Callender (the philosophy of time), and episode 142 on Bell’s
inequality and the philosophy of science. In this episode,
Robinson, Tim, and Shelly discuss the Copenhagen interpretation
of quantum mechanics, the Many-Worlds theory, spontaneous
collapse theories, Bohmian mechanics, and emergent relativity. If
you’re interested in the foundations of physics—which you
absolutely should be—then please check out the JBI, which is
devoted to providing a home for research and education in this
important area. Any donations are immensely helpful at this early
stage in the institute’s life.
Tim’s Website: www.tim-maudlin.site
Shelly’s Website: https://sites.math.rutgers.edu/~oldstein/
The John Bell Institute: https://www.johnbellinstitute.org
OUTLINE
00:00 In This Episode…
00:22 Introduction
03:04 Is Copenhagen the Dominant Interpretation of Quantum
Mechanics?
20:12 On the Most Promising Theories of Quantum Mechanics
34:46 Are There 0-Dimensional Quantum Objects?
41:03 On Spontaneous Wave Function Collapse in Quantum Mechanics
47:56 Bohmian Mechanics and Determinism
51:34 What is Bohmian Mechanics?
1:10:33 Is There a Fundamental Theory of Quantum Mechanics
1:18:45What Is Emergent Relativity?
1:31:01 What Are the Problems with Bohmian Mechanics?
Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com
Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of
mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations
with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and
everyone in-between.
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