NARRATOR: So how do we go from Pythagoras’ musical musings to proper physics? The first port of call would be a particle accelerator like the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland, where tiny particles are smashed to pieces in high energy collisions and then closely studied. And only recently have we come up with a new idea based on the Pythagorean idea of music. And then he said, aha, the mathematics of music is rich enough to explain the diversity of everything we see around us. You pluck a lyra string and you get a note, you pluck another one, you get another note.
And he looked around and saw a lyra string.
The great Greek mathematician said that there must be a unifying principle, a paradigm by which to summarise the vast creation that we see all around us of the universe that we know.
Conversely, quantum theory is great with atoms but predicts the whole universe should collapse into a black hole, which it clearly doesn't because we’re all still here! So, will we ever find a single theory that explains everything? MICHIO KAKU: Two thousand years ago, Pythagoras asked himself that question. And sometimes even give conflicting results Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity works perfectly well for predictions about the movements of stars and galaxies, but doesn’t work when applied to the behaviour of subatomic particles. NARRATOR: When Dr Kaku talks about our present-day understanding, he means our current best theories about the way the universe works. MICHIO KAKU: What happened before the Big Bang? Are there other universes? What lies on the other side of creation? The other side of a black hole? Are gateways possible? Wormholes? Higher dimensions? Do we live in a multiverse? All these questions cannot be answered using our present-day understanding. CAPTION: STRING THEORY A REALLY SIMPLE WAY TO UNDERSTAND THE UNIVERSE NARRATOR: Dr Michio Kaku has spent decades grappling with - and attempting to answer some of life’s biggest questions. MICHIO KAKU: Theoretical Physicist and Author: String theory is finite. But there is one particularly enticing idea that some theoretical physicists think might just be ‘it’, String Theory. Many theories have been tested and so far, every one of them has failed to fully explain what we see in our universe. Scientists have long searched for a simple theory that explains how the universe works, a theory of everything. NARRATOR: For as long as humans have looked at the stars, we have wondered how they got there and what lies beyond them. The keywords in Dutch to search for pharmacies are "Apotheek" (specially if you need a prescription, but also over the counter), and "Drogist".String theory - a simple way to understand the universe You can buy antigen tests at stores like Etos or Kruidvat, which have multiple locations throughout the city. do not participate in person if you have clear Covid symptoms. test prior to, and during the workshop, as you feel appropriate, Still as a courtesy to other participants, and in view of recent Covid outbreaks during workshops and conferences, you may want to consider: There are no official Covid rules that apply to the workshop. If you have any questions regarding the scientific content of the workshop, please contact the organizers at administrative questions, please send an email to Covid Information The drop menu, next to the icon "String Theory" on the left corner, has links with additional information about the activity. Amsterdam String Summer Workshop 2022 - String Theory - IoP - University of Amsterdam icon-ENvlag icon-LinkedIn icon-NLvlag icon-arrow-curved icon-arrow-left icon-arrow-right icon-arrow-top icon-arrow-up icon-bullhorn icon-calendar-source icon-calendar icon-checkmark icon-chevron icon-clock icon-close icon-download icon-externallink icon-facebook icon-feedback icon-filters icon-flickr icon-google-plus icon-gridview icon-hamburger icon-hat icon-heart icon-instagram icon-internallink icon-lang-en icon-lang-nl icon-language icon-listview icon-loading icon-mail icon-menu icon-mobile icon-notification-error icon-notification-info icon-pencil icon-phone icon-pin icon-pinterest icon-playbtn icon-rss icon-search icon-send icon-twitter icon-upload icon-usp-alarm icon-usp-award icon-usp-bullseye icon-usp-calendar icon-usp-city-amsterdam icon-usp-city-skyline icon-usp-clock-half icon-usp-clock icon-usp-deadline icon-usp-degree icon-usp-fieldwork icon-usp-hat icon-usp-lab icon-usp-law icon-usp-money-stacks icon-usp-money icon-usp-order-alt icon-usp-order icon-usp-person-blank icon-usp-person-female icon-usp-person-male icon-usp-persons-blank icon-usp-persons-gender icon-usp-ribbon icon-usp-signpost icon-usp-world icon-whatsapp icon-youtube icon-zoom-in
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