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Physicist Jim Al-Khalili explores fundamental questions about the nature of time, including whether it is a real physical phenomenon or an illusion. The discussion covers key physics concepts including Einstein's space-time, the arrow of time, entropy, and debates among physicists about whether past, present, and future exist simultaneously. The video also addresses the theoretical possibility of time travel within our current understanding of physics.
Why it matters
Understanding the nature of time is central to reconciling quantum mechanics with general relativity, one of the biggest unsolved problems in physics. These questions have implications for our comprehension of the universe's origins, causality, and the fundamental structure of reality itself.
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Is time real, or is it just an illusion? In our latest video, we meet Jim Al-Khalili, physicist and author of On Time, at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the home of the Prime Meridian, to explore one of the deepest mysteries in science.
From space-time at the heart of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity to the arrow of time, entropy and the origins of the universe, Al-Khalili explains why physicists remain divided over the true nature of time.
Could the past, present and future all exist at once? And is time travel really possible? Join us for a mind-bending journey through one of physics’ greatest puzzles.
Source: Jim Al-Khalili: Everything you need to know about time