Avshalom Elitzur: A New Theory of Time

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

In this episode of Theories of Everything, Curt Jaimungal speaks with physicist Avshalom Elitzur, co-creator of the famous bomb-testing experiment, as he unveils a bold new vision of reality where spacetime emerges from quantum interactions in pure nothingness. Elitzur challenges conventional physics with ideas like negative mass particles and the continuous creation of spacetime, offering a fresh perspective on the nature of existence.

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LINKED MENTIONED:

- Avshalom’s citations: https://scholar.google.co.il/citations?user=ZivyhegAAAAJ&hl=en

- Leonard Susskind on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p_Hlm6aCok

- The Physicist and the Philosopher (book): https://www.amazon.com/Physicist-Philosopher-Einstein-Bergson-Understanding/dp/0691173176

- Roger Penrose on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGm505TFMbU&list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlN6E8KrxcYCWQIHg2tfkqvR&index=7

- Interpretations of quantum mechanics (paper): https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/p/the-interpretations-of-quantum-mechanics

- Lee Smolin on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOKOodQXjhc

- Quantum mechanical interaction-free measurements (paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/9305002

- Nonlocal Position Changes of a Photon Revealed by Quantum Routers

(paper): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-26018-y

- Manolis Kellis on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g56lxZwnaqg

- The Quark and the Jaguar (book): https://www.amazon.com/Quark-Jaguar-Adventures-Simple-Complex/dp/0805072535

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

03:04 - Unifying Quantum Mechanics and Relativity

04:42 - Prof. Elitzur’s Unconventional Path in Physics

07:02 - The Problem of Unifying Forces in Physics

10:06 - Time’s Role in Relativity and Simplicity in Physics

13:34 - The Nature of Time and the Flow of Events

19:20 - Relativity of Simultaneity Explained

24:22 - Free Will and the Block Universe Debate

28:49 - Time Asymmetry in Physics

31:06 - The Universe’s Expanding Time and Black Holes

35:39 - Einstein, Minkowski, and the Concept of Time

39:43 - Paradigm Shifts in Quantum Mechanics

43:00 - The Concept of Becoming in Physics

49:15 - Quantum Mechanics and Time Symmetry

55:43 - The Two-State Vector Formalism (TSVF)

01:06:15 - Non-Locality and Quantum Zigzag

01:12:50 - New Physics from TSVF: Negative Mass

01:23:00 - Implications of Negative Mass in Physics

01:32:00 - The Emerging New Paradigm in Physics

01:46:46 - Biology, mistakes, and innovation

01:48:01 - Spacetime emerging from nothing

01:50:03 - Wave functions creating spacetime

01:56:08 - Schrödinger's cat and spacetime

02:00:01 - Unifying quantum mechanics and gravity

02:11:05 - Advice for young physicists

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