Something Weird Happens When E = –mc²
Veritasium dives into Paul Dirac’s wild ride from a “wrong” Schrödinger equation to his eureka moment with the Dirac equation, which bizarrely predicted negative-energy solutions—and, by extension, antimatter. Along the way you’ll meet the quirkiest minds of early quantum physics, wrestle with uncertainty, and discover how anti-electrons hint at a mirror “anti-world” where particles zip backward in time.
Beyond the mind-bending physics, the video’s packed with expert insights (shout-outs to Graham Farmelo and Cumrun Vafa), handy reference links, and a behind-the-scenes peek at the Veritasium crew. Whether you’re here for the science or just love a good cosmic twist, this one’s a fun plunge into the oddest corners of reality.
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