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TheCaribbeanBookworm
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Hello guys. I'm a literature, movie and science enthusiast from the Caribbean. Looking forward to talk about books and share the joy of reading with you guys.
BOOK REVIEW: Superstrings by Paul Davies & Julian Brown
'Superstrings: A Theory of Everything?' is a collection of essays edited by physicists Paul Davies and Julian Brown. It is a book that was published in the early 90's that showcased the excitement and skepticism of many theoretical physicists that worked on fundamental physics at the time. Although the book was published before some of the major strides we think about such as the second superstring revolution (M theory and the web of dualities connecting all the major string theories) as well as holography, it is still a very nice historical account of the birth of the theory and its usage in tackling quantum gravity. The interview style narrative also makes it an almost more personal account when reading the thoughts of these various physicists. Making this an overall noteworthy book for anyone interested in these physics topics.
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Academic Update: Experiences from High School to Natural Science Undergraduate & Physics Grad School
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Due to it having been quite some time since my last video, I wanted to catch you guys up on how I have been doing with regards to academics (as it has been one of the main things keeping me busy. I wanted to also share some of the background of my previous education before university. Having gone through most of the different stages in the Dutch school system, I believe that it may be quite nic...
General Relativity and Cosmology Textbook Recommendations
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Finding a good textbook to learn about Einstein's theory of general relativity as well as modern developments in cosmology is not always an easy task. This video goes through some of the resources I've personally found quite helpful as well as those commonly recommended by other more experienced practitioners of physics. I hope to have provided you with some good recommendations on any educatio...
BOOK REVIEW: A Mind Over Matter by Andrew Zangwill
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Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 3:01 - Pros 17:30 - Cons 20:44 - Closing remarks
BOOK REVIEW: Physics and Philosophy by Werner Heisenberg
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Physics and Philosophy is a book that explores the history of quantum mechanics. Written by one of the pioneers of the subject, it offers a first-hand account into the many ideas brought upon by the theory as well as its philosophical implications. The book serves as an interesting supplementary material to anyone learning the actual physics content of quantum mechanics through some formal text...
The Sad Lack of Popularization in Condensed Matter Physics
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Of the many fields out there to study physics, applied research and condensed matter physics are frequently some of the most under appreciated areas of the field. There are many fascinating research going on in applied physics such as nonlinear dynamics, plasmas, fluids, and many more. However, in this video I am primarily focusing on condensed matter physics. It is an area well-known amongst p...
Kaluza Klein Theory: Unifying Forces Through Extra Dimensions
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One of the common trends nowadays in modern physical theories seem to be the inclusion of additional spatial dimensions. This is especially apparent if you've ever seen any popular-science exposition as to the framework of quantum gravity known as string theory. But where did this idea of introducing extra dimension start? For this reason, I will be going over the Kaluza-Klein theory. One of th...
Undergraduate Physics Thesis
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Cosmology is a fascinating branch of physics which I have not talked about a lot on this channel. I am taking the opportunity to produce some cosmology content by explaining the premise of my bachelor research thesis (broadly). The exact end goal is very much open to change, however the main research question resides around aspects of the theory of cosmic inflation and its predictions. I hope t...
An Amazing Trip to CERN (Experiments and Library)
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In mid-February, I went on a long trip to CERN with a group of students from my university. It was an incredible experience to have seen the center of high energy physics in-person. In addition to the environment and experimental feats, I was also amazed by the library at CERN. As such, I decided to record as much as I could for a content here. I hope you enjoy the video! Feel free to skip to w...
Cosmology Book Recommendations (Easy to Advanced Texts)
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Physical cosmology is an increasingly interesting area of modern physics. It allows scientists to study questions regarding the origin and ultimate fate of the universe through empirical observations and accurate modelling. Being one of my favorite branches in physics, I decided to make this video to share some book recommendations related to the topic. From easier reads to more technical ones....
Shelter Island Conference: The Hidden Chapter of Quantum Electrodynamics
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Describing the interaction between charged particles and electromagnetic fields quantum mechanically had been a challenge since the 1930s. Problems of mathematical divergences occurred while experiments were making rapid progress. However, a conference after WWII laid the seeds to what would later grant Schwinger, Feynman, and Tomonaga their Noble Prize for quantum electrodynamics. A series of ...
BOOK REVIEW: The Call of The Wild by Jack London
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Follow the adventures of Buck as he navigates the harsh Yukon terrain in order to pursue his call towards the wild. This classic story written by Jack London is one familiar with a wide audience. As such, I felt compelled to give it a read and enjoyed it quite a lot. If you're curious about reading this as well, this is my spoiler-free review of the book. Audiobook on UA-cam: ua-cam.com/video/g...
Road to Quantum Field Theory: Poisson Brackets and Commutators
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Road to Quantum Field Theory: Poisson Brackets and Commutators
Beautiful Physics from Quantum Mechanics: Identical Particles
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Beautiful Physics from Quantum Mechanics: Identical Particles
Road to Quantum Field Theory: History of Quantum Mechanics
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Road to Quantum Field Theory: History of Quantum Mechanics
BOOK REVIEW: Memories of a Theoretical Physicist by Joseph Polchinski
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BOOK REVIEW: Memories of a Theoretical Physicist by Joseph Polchinski
Road to Quantum Field Theory: Electromagnetic Field Strength Tensor
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Road to Quantum Field Theory: Electromagnetic Field Strength Tensor
Oppenheimer's Contributions to Physics: Molecules, Neutron Stars, Electron Self-Interaction
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Oppenheimer's Contributions to Physics: Molecules, Neutron Stars, Electron Self-Interaction
Road to Quantum Field Theory: Basics of Classical Field Theory
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Road to Quantum Field Theory: Basics of Classical Field Theory
Road to Quantum Field Theory: Four Vectors and Energy Momentum Relation
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Road to Quantum Field Theory: Four Vectors and Energy Momentum Relation
Exploring Special Relativity with the Flash
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Exploring Special Relativity with the Flash
Journey to Relativity Epilogue: Curvature & the Einstein Field Equations
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Journey to Relativity Epilogue: Curvature & the Einstein Field Equations
Undergraduate Physics Subjects Tier List
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Undergraduate Physics Subjects Tier List
How the Electron was Discovered (Shown with Helmholtz Coil Experiment)
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How the Electron was Discovered (Shown with Helmholtz Coil Experiment)
(COMIC) BOOK REVIEW: Star Wars Thrawn by Jody Houser
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(COMIC) BOOK REVIEW: Star Wars Thrawn by Jody Houser
Road to Quantum Field Theory: Lorentz Transformations, Minkowski Metric, Relativistic Effects
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Road to Quantum Field Theory: Lorentz Transformations, Minkowski Metric, Relativistic Effects
Road to Quantum Field Theory: Introduction
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Road to Quantum Field Theory: Introduction
Quantum Physics Explored in Ant Man & the MCU
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Quantum Physics Explored in Ant Man & the MCU
thanks for the enlightenment
Noooo... Electrodynamics is TOP !!!
@@CrazyShores depends on your reference frame.
@thecaribbeanbookworm5066 hahaha well it shouldn't, physics is covariant 😁
Everything is good in your channel. The only tiny problem is the music in the background. At least for me. You have great explanations so keep it up. As brought by the impatient viewers. You can put a timestamp. Happy new year and I hope you have a great time in life.
Maastricht liberal program and Amsterdam. Cool.
One of the greatest of all times. I think I got really motivated thanks to your channel.
@@CrumbleRumble-kw3zf thank you for the kind comment! I am glad you found the content useful.
Hello. I enjoyed your video. I am a failed physics student who really likes physics. I have always enjoyed this particular subject ever since reading Hyperspace by Michio Kaku back in the 90s (I would recommend this book if you have not already read it). Here are a couple of thoughts I have in regards to quantum gravity: 1. We are only able to observe objects in three dimensions. A photon is a 2 dimensional object (electric and magnetic waves) that would otherwise be undetectable except that it always travels into a 3rd dimension. Thus, we can observe it but this also explains why it is 'different' from everything else (fully three-dimensional particles). I believe without much evidence that gravitons are 1 dimensional objects/waves that travel into a 2nd dimension at the speed of light. Since, under this hypothesis, they don't broach a third dimension, I put forward that gravitons will never be directly observed. 2. Because photons are only absorbed if they have the right quantized energy to excite an electron to a higher state, do you think there could be light and matter in the universe, created at the big bang, with different, 'non-quantized' energy that will never interact with what we consider ordinary matter? Do you think it's possible that there is an entire 'shadow' universe of particles that we cannot detect because we can only detect particles if they have the right quantas of energy? I wish you well in your studies. Thank you for sharing your passion for reading and physics.
Thank you for the recommendation and wish your channel good luck in its growth!
I’ve had this book on my shelf for years and haven’t given it a good read… UA-cam randomly recommended me this. Maybe I’ll finally give it a read, thanks man haha
Definitely do! Let me know what you think of it when you manage to do so.
This is so helpful! Thank you
Good stuff. I used Hartle for my Phd a lot. Worth mentioning also Glendenning (any book from him, I enjoy his books) and also Schutz. 🙂 Just subscribed.
I have not read Norman Glendenning before, thank you for the mention (and the subscribing)! I did hear good things about Schutz as well though. What did you do your PhD research on?
I am a mechanical engineer undergraduate ..i want to get in to astrophysics for my further studies..i want some topics in which i could do research thesis...even though iam average in physics and maths..i want to do this just coz of my interest in space n things...please suggest some research topics
Thank you for the recommendations. I definitely subscribe to your channel.
hey man i love both physics and philosophy should i get this book as a highschooler? i couldnt really get much after wathcing the vid tbh
Why the background music? It distracts.
Congratulations on all of your academics accomplishments. Are you on instagram, for further discussions? An email will be fine, if you don’t do Social(s) [Media].
Good to see you again, and congrats on finishing your bachelor's and starting your master's! Throughout my undergrad degree I also felt like I was so behind everyone else, but when I started revising with my friends I realised that I was doing just as well as everyone. You're better than you think, and I know you'll ace your final dissertation!
@@Seti-Astro thank you so much! I am glad to see you here as well (especially as I am also catching up with your content)! I can imagine. Studying with others is what I am noticing to really help so far. I hope to reach year 2 (where it’s all just the dissertation) soon. Though for now, I will also try to enjoy some of the interesting material as it goes!
good vuideo
Would it be possible to give links to the few sources you found, please?
Crystal and intuitive explanation. Thank you for sharing such a good high level videos on topic
I am very happy you found this helpful!
I want to learn how each formula is derived and the basic of maths behind that formula and concept also..Can you recommend any books for me
Incredible!
Make more videos please🥰
Best derivation in internet. Can't be clearer than this. Thank you.
@@Cardaverr I am glad you found this video useful!
What is the name of textbook appeare in the final minutes please
I love youuuu thxxxx for this video
If one writes y=y(x), then not all curves drawn are admissible, as some do not represent functions. I would rather have written y(t) and x(t) so as to represent all possible functions, with t something like time. What do you think?
@@Arriyad1 hi there! You are most definitely right. Taylor’s Classical Mechanics seems to use y(x) with x as a placeholder technically for q (any canonical coordinates). But for the purpose of stating that this gives you a path optimalizing function, y(t) may indeed have been more intuitive. Thank you for the observation!
Hey! Love your videos, Could you please share your reviews on book "physics for realists" it's a book from natural philosophy approach. I'm from India, sadly it's not available here. Anyway great video.
Hi there! Thank you for the comment and I hope all is going well with your studies! I looked up the book and it seems to be a series covering various physics topics. It looks quite interesting and I can try to have a closer look, but I can’t prome an in-depth review. Though I definitely aim to do more physics book videos. So stay tuned!
Hey there! Interesting takes on GR books. btw do you have a discord channel?
Hi! Unfortunately no. Though I have been playing with the thought of creating one for study sessions of specific subjects. So I may look into it, but I can’t promise anything some time soon.
@@thecaribbeanbookworm5066 it takes 10 seconds to create one, might be helpful if you are looking to make a community. p.s. I also have a lot of physics/math textbooks :)
Where do you come down on the MOND vs dark matter debate?
Hi Tom! I’m all in for team dark matter. I get roughly where the MOND people are coming from, and there’s probably more to it than I even know about. But I find dark matter to be a nice, conservative approach to the issue. What about you?
@@thecaribbeanbookworm5066 This is a tough one, but I also favor the dark matter explanation. That said, the longer we go without finding direct evidence for dark matter, the more I wonder if there's something that we do not understand about gravity that will explain observations without the need for a new particle or particles.
@@tommiest3769 we will have to wait and see!
This video is an absolute gem!
I usually don't comment on videos on UA-cam. However, this time I genuinely want to thank you for the effort you put into these videos. I've been watching your videos for a while now, and they are very inspirational. Please keep it up!
I’m glad that you stuck with me throughout the time. Thank you for the kind comment! I definitely aim to keep up the book content.
Loved the review, it's quite refreshing to read books by the more famous physicists since their publications are usually restricted to papers etc which aren't always the best for bedtime reading! While I haven't read the book I think that at the time this book would have been a great way for non-physicists to try and understand QM, especially with the lack of equations! And I can definitely see how the philosophy parts would make the book dense, my brain starts to drift off with these kinds of things XD
I’m glad you enjoyed it! This would’ve been a nice addition next to something like Griffith’s textbook. The philosophy parts are a bit terse (doesn’t help that I always struggle with philosophy lol), but the book is generally nice!
I see Condensed Matter Physics as a hint towards Fractal Universe.
CM field is extremely interesting and covers a lot from metal to superfuids. I graduated in that field decades ago and still find it awesome
i like this
Absolutely spot on! Condensed matter is the largest sector in physics research, yet it's rarely talked about! Even in astrophysics, it's the condensed matter physicists that develop new components and semiconductors that allow us to make the most advanced observatories! You're right that the content online is very tailored to the professionals, and it would be good to see more channels open up for the general public. We need to encourage some of our friends to start making videos it seems!
Exactly! Hopefully we get them to try and convince use that phonons are indeed a thing haha
Try environmental science. Its multi-disciplinary with primary requirements being specialized in Chemisty, Biology, Geology, Physics, GIS, Engineering Considering we live in real time... Look up the "Quantum Engineeering the Complex--Valued Lorentzian Space-Time" Research Document. Its a great start to quantum dynamics and how we prove it. Another good one behind a paywall is the "Atomic-resolution imaging shows why ice is so slippery" Document
Was any of them drunk during the conference? 🤔
You kidding me? Condensed matter is everywhere. All universities have it India. It gets so much funding. At least here in India. Maybe it is not as popular in public domain. But that has changed as well.
I have no doubt that it is very common in some countries. I think it is equally as common in the US as well as a lot of other places. But my focus is on the public domain. Because usually this is the first exposure a prospective student of the discipline is going to get. A lot of people go into uni thinking they might do high energy physics, astrophysics, or some other exotic areas of physics. I think the lack of awareness condensed matter has in the public domain is something that could be improved upon. Since it does have poor 'marketing' (for lack of a better word), and we can't deny this (except in areas like quantum computing, chip industry, or superconductors). I hope this clarified things.
8 mins in and I have learned a tiny bit about politics in funding and NOTHING about Condensed Matter.
It’s 32 minutes. You have the attention span of a monkey
I spent a lot of time talking about these things because I think they're equally as important (if not more) than the actual science. Since these are the things that determine whether scientists have a job to begin with. Around 18:35 I start talking more about open problems in condensed matter physics. Feel free to skip to that point. So although it took me a while to get there, I would not diminish the relevance of the things you have just mentioned yourself.
@@thecaribbeanbookworm5066 18 minutes to get to the start of a point is one hell of an ask. Try better.
@@masoncrossroseiii9602 Says you. I appreciated the format.
@@NwZ2 You clearly have no life and nothing to do.
A nice lecture by david tong bringing condensed matter physics and gravitational physics together ua-cam.com/users/liveVnMbQRtKMLA?si=ccbXHIOR_BXuep3W
Subir Sachdev, xiao gang wen has tgeir own channel, you find lots of lecture there, also many other physics channels pronote condensed matter physics levtures . Chubukov also have great lectures uploaded . Most of the channels you mentioned here is not condensed matter physics soecific.
Thank your so much for these recommendations! I will have a look at all of these.
@thecaribbeanbookworm5066 no problem, you can also look at Sean Hartnoll which also works in both regime, or duncan Haldane lectures , as alternative topologica phases and orders , fracton, fractional quantum hall states, quantum hall liquids ,spin glass, floquet, etc
Cond. Mat. is just so fascinating these day. Stuff on confinement and stuff on practical limits of classical thermodynamics.
The field is criminally under appreciated by the public (except for in areas such as quantum computing and certain applied areas). So it was nice to talk about this.
My guy....you hit the nail on the head!
I’m glad the message resonated with you!
Have you seen the UA-cam video 'Lecture 11 Kaluza Klein Theory' by Arindam Kumar Chatterjee? It seems to start out without the preliminary assumptions or perhaps it merely starts out without reference to them. It would be interesting to see the 4-dimensional equation along with the 5-dimensional equation and the 6-dimensional equation for contrast. That way, everyone would be able to see the constant factors and the variable factors of the contrasted equations.
Thank you for the comment. I have not seen the lecture video in its entirety. I did notice that the earlier lectures (from the one you’re mentioning) seem to focus on building up to the uses of higher dimensional metrics in quantum gravity (particularly black hole) problems. So perhaps she does at some point mention the assumptions outlined in the book I was referring to.
ur very cool!
Thank you for the kind comment!
brow are you an astronomy student?
Hey man, more or less yes! I am a physics student.
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