323 | Jacob Barandes on Indivisible Stochastic Quantum Mechanics

<p>The search for a foundational theory of quantum mechanics that all physicists can agree on remains active. Over the last century a number of contenders have emerged, including Many-Worlds, pilot-wave theories, and others, but all of them have aspects that many people object to. Jacob Barandes has taken up the challenge, proposing&nbsp;<a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.16935" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a new formulation of quantum theory</a>&nbsp;in which there is no wave function, only real degrees of freedom with fundamentally stochastic dynamics. We talk about this new theory and the challenges facing it.</p><p>Blog post with transcript: <a href="https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/07/28/323-jacob-barandes-on-indivisible-stochastic-quantum-mechanics/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/07/28/323-jacob-barandes-on-indivisible-stochastic-quantum-mechanics/</a></p><p>S<em>upport Mindscape on&nbsp;...