Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2024-04-22
Books mentioned on #428 – Sean Carroll: General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Black Holes & Aliens
Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist, author, and host of Mindscape podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – HiddenLayer: https://hiddenlayer.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Biggest Ideas in the Universe
Biggest Ideas in the Universe by Sean M.
Recommended“He is a theoretical physicist at Johns Hopkins, host of the Mindscape Podcast that I personally love and highly recommend, and author of many books, including the most recent book series called 'The Biggest Ideas in the Universe,' the first book of which is titled 'Space, Time, and Motion,' and it's on the topic of general relativity.”
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Quanta and Fields
Quanta and Fields by Sean Carroll is a book that explores quantum mechanics and field theory as part of a broader series aimed at explaining the biggest ideas in the universe to interested readers.
Recommended“And the second coming out on May 14th, so you should definitely pre-order it, is titled "Quanta and Fields."”
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Über die spezielle und die allgemeine Relativitätstheorie
Über die spezielle und die allgemeine Relativitätstheorie by Albert Einstein is a foundational scientific text in which the physicist explains his theories of relativity in a manner intended to be accessible to readers with a general scientific education.
Discussed“So that's why I keep needing to distinguish between black holes according to Einstein's theory of general relativity, which is book one of 'Spacetime and Geometry,' which is perfectly classical.”
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Something Deeply Hidden
Something Deeply Hidden by Sean Carroll is a popular science book exploring the quantum mechanics, the Many-Worlds interpretation, and the fundamental nature of reality.
Discussed“You wrote the book "Something Deeply Hidden on the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics" and a new book coming out soon, part of that, "Biggest Ideas in the Universe" series we mentioned called "Quanta and Fields."”
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“He is a theoretical physicist at John Hopkins, host of the Mindscape Podcast that I personally love and highly recommend, and author of many books, including the most recent book series called "The Biggest Ideas in the Universe,"”
“So that's why I keep needing to distinguish between black holes according to Einstein's theory general relativity, which is book one of "Spacetime and Geometry," which is perfectly classical.”
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