John Carlos Baez on Nostr: Whew - it was tough doing my first video on quantum mechanics in the Standard ...
Whew - it was tough doing my first video on quantum mechanics in the Standard Model... but I think it came out okay.
How do you explain this stuff for just an hour? I gave it a shot! I sketched how U(1) × SU(2) × SU(3) is related to quunits, qubits and qutrits, and to the electromagnetic, weak and strong forces. Then I said a lot about how qubits actually work - and how weirdly different they are from ordinary classical bits.
But I'll have to do another video or two about qubits and SU(2). I'm still processing the video - I'll let you know when it comes out.
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