• Thomas Van Riet: String Theory, Extra Dimensions, The Landscape and Swampland #8

  • Aug 6 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
  • Podcast

Thomas Van Riet: String Theory, Extra Dimensions, The Landscape and Swampland #8

  • Summary

  • Thomas is a professor of Physics at KU Leuven (https://shorturl.at/IVa8S).

    He's on Twitter: https://x.com/ThomasVanRiet2

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    Outline

    00:24 - General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics

    11:50 - String Theory

    21:41 - Singularities in String Theory

    37:47 - Extra Dimensions in String Theory

    48:30 - The Landscape and The Swampland

    58:36 - Fine Tuning of the Universe

    01:16:20 - The Most Beautiful Concept in Physics

    01:20:00 - Final Thoughts and Conclusion

    Hope you enjoy it, this is Back to the Stone Age!

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