About this episode
Many people think physics / reality is either guided by a probabilistic distribution or is “determined.” Actually, there’s a third, far?more unsettling option. Curt Jaimungal explains why Einstein’s general relativity isn't actually deterministic. He discusses how Cauchy horizons and closed time-like curves break predictability, showing that math and physics don't always guarantee a set future for our universe. This is a solo deep?dive. One that he's been meaning to make for a while.
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LINKS MENTIONED:
- This Cosmologist Discovered Something Strange: https://youtu.be/73IdQGgfxas
- The Most Abused Theorem in Math (Gödel's Incompleteness): https://youtu.be/OH-ybecvuEo
- Harvard Scientist: "There Is No Quantum Multiverse" | Jacob Barandes [Part 3]: https://youtu.be/wrUvtqr4wOs
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- The Geodesic Equation: Introduction and Derivation: https://youtu.be/5_79m-kHxts
- Interpretation of the Wavefunction: https://youtu.be/R-5hjmV-bdY
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- What Is Astrophysics Actually Explained: https://youtu.be/TCrRs_OBN0E
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- The 300-Year-Old Physics Mistake No One Noticed: https://youtu.be/Tghl6aS5A3M
- JB Manchak: Spacetime Asymmetry: https://youtu.be/lFbfhISreFY
- Carlo Rovelli [TOE]: https://youtu.be/hF4SAketEHY
- General Relativity Is Not (Technically) Deterministic: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/p/general-relativity-is-not-deterministic
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