Something Weird Happens When E=–mc²
Veritasium unpacks Paul Dirac’s wild journey from negative energy states to the birth of antimatter. Starting with the quirks of the Schrödinger equation, he dives into Dirac’s fixes (hello, Dirac equation!), the Klein–Gordon hiccup, Heisenberg’s uncertainty, and the moment the positron popped into existence—hinting at particles that zip backwards in time.
Backed by expert insights from Graham Farmelo and Cumrun Vafa, rare Paul Dirac archives from FSU and Caltech, and slick animations, this video strolls through one of physics’ strangest—and, at times, saddest—chapters. Expect a fun mashup of history, math, and mind-bending “anti-world” ideas.
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