Quantum Mechanics and Spacetime in the 21st Century
This lecture explores the exciting concepts of quantum mechanics and spacetime, and how our evolving understanding of their importance in fundamental physics will shape the field in the 21st Century.
Nima Arkani-Hamed is an American-Canadian of Iranian descent, who is a theoretical physicist with interests in high-energy physics, string theory and cosmology.
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