THE VIDEO SHELF · quantum foundations
There’s No Wave Function? | Jacob Barandes
Physicist Jacob Barandes discusses his view that quantum mechanics can be formulated without wave functions, using a stochastic, probabilistic approach. The long interview covers measurement, the foundations of quantum theory and the history of the field.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters point to it as a credible, clearly explained alternative take on quantum foundations from a Harvard physicist.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Curt Jaimungal
- Topic
- quantum foundations
- Format
- interview
- Level
- advanced
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2024–2026
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From the original HN conversations
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I would recommend watching Curt Jaimungal's series of talks with Jacob Barandes. He gives a nice background history of various aspects of QM, including the formulation of Matrix and Wave mechanics (and loads of other ideas). Barandes is excellent at clearly articulating complex ideas in …
ilitirit on Hacker News · 2025-09
In Quantum Mechanics, Concise BookJacob Barandes is a professor of physics at Harvard (not a crank). He recently did a great podcast with Kurt Jaimungal [1]. In the interview he explains that every year he searches for a good way to introduce his students to quantum mechanics, and every …
slowmovintarget on Hacker News · 2024-12
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