Avshalom Elitzur explains how time warps and history changes in the quantum realm.
Is it possible to change events in the past?
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Conventional wisdom holds that time flows. But contemporary physics casts doubt on this common-sense view. According to Einstein, we live in a 'block universe', where the future is set, the past continues to exist, and there is no passage of time. Join controversial physicist Avshalom Elitzur as he argues that Einstein was wrong and offers a radical new theory of time.
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Avshalom Elitzur is Professor in the Centre for Quantum Studies at Chapman University. He is best known for his groundbreaking work on the Elitzur–Vaidman bomb-testing problem in quantum mechanics.
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