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Veritasium explores how Paul Dirac’s quest to reconcile quantum mechanics and relativity led him to a bizarre prediction: negative‐energy states and a mirror “anti‐universe.” From spotting flaws in Schrödinger’s equation to wrestling with the Klein–Gordon and Dirac equations, Dirac’s work not only forecasted the positron (anti‐electron) but also introduced the wild idea that antiparticles might be particles traveling backward in time.
Packed with insights from experts like Graham Farmelo and Cumrun Vafa, archival gems from FSU and Caltech, and a clear chapter breakdown (from uncertainty principles to the anti‐world), this video turns one of physics’ oddest tales into a compelling story of theoretical audacity meeting experimental triumph.
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