Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Theories of Everything
Dirac's 90-Year-Old "Mistake" Unifies All of Physics
2 hour 9 minutes Posted Jul 29, 2025 at 5:13 pm.
Introduction
The Origins of Causal Fermion Systems
Engaging with Alternative Theories in Physics
The Standard View of Causation
Classical, Quantum, and Pre-Quantum
How Spacetime Emerges from Disconnected Points
Recovering Lorentz Signature Without Assumptions
Recovering the Born Rule from First Principles
The Measurement Problem
Bounds on CSL Parameters
The Dynamics of Spacetime
Collaboration with Yao and Reflections on the Theory
A Quantum Gravity Theory Without Supersymmetry
The Dirac Sea
Addressing Infinite Energy in Semi-Classical Gravity
Octonions in the Vacuum Structure
Chirality and the Action Principle
Baryogenesis and Why Matter Exists
Rethinking the Strong CP and Hierarchy Problems
Recognition, Collaboration, and Growing Attention
Mathematical Criteria vs. Experimental Tests
Advice for Young Researchers
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In this episode, I speak with Professor Felix Finster, a radical thinker reimagining the foundations of physics. We explore his theory of causal fermion systems, where reality emerges from quantum correlations—without assuming spacetime or geometry. From the Dirac sea to quantum gravity, this conversation challenges familiar concepts and offers a glimpse into where the next physics revolution might begin.
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Links Mentioned:
- Felix's Papers: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=F7ppNroAAAAJ
- Felix's Bio: https://www.uni-regensburg.de/mathematik/mathematik-1/startseite/index.html
- Causal Fermion Systems [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2405.19254
- Linear Dynamics of Wave Functions [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2101.08673
- The Principle of the Fermionic Projector [Book]: https://www.amazon.com/Principle-Fermionic-Projector-Advanced-Mathematics/dp/0821839748
- Baryogensis for Causal Fermion Systems [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2111.05556
- Holographic Mixing [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.18045
- Standard Model Physics from an Algebra? [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1611.09182
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