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Symmetry underlines our whole understanding of the universe. And the deeper we look, the more symmetries we find, reflecting our world in new and beautiful ways.
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Symmetry is vital to understanding and predicting how our universe works. The relationship between symmetry and the mechanics of the universe is fundamental to physics. From Noether’s theorem to the new and exciting world of local symmetries being revealed by modern day physics, Tara Shears explores the physics of symmetry.
By revealing nature’s parameters, symmetry gives definition to the world as we understand it. It is a fundamental principle that makes phenomena repeatable and predictable. But if symmetries are so pervasive and influential in our world, why do we see so much asymmetry and chaos?
This animation was produced by Rosanna Wan, our 2016-17 animator-in-residence, supported by the Sfumato Foundation.
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symmetry also called equation
I would have appreciated more examples rather then being rushed through and being told how important it was. I don't think the feeling of the gravity of this was conveyed in its full potential.
2:59 idgi, why didn't the video end here?
A beautiful video.
Awesome animation!! 😀
Energy on the small scale is definitely conserved but on the scale of the whole universe it's a little more tricky than that.
I don't think "symmetry" in math or physics means anywhere near what we colloquially understand by it, and I don't think you mentioned that at all. In a mundane sense, it's usually taken to mean something being the inverted mirror image of something else relative to a point / line / plane: "sym·me·try: noun, the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis." vs. "a law or operation in which a physical property or process has an equivalence in two or more directions". I do understand that the two concepts are related, but that's definitely not readily apparent just watching the video.
Awesome!!!!! I love your voice!
good script as well!
LHC's failure of finding SUSY should've been mentioned in the video. but that doesn't mean we're giving up. LHC beams being upped as we speak.
what if the universe isn't symmetric in time?
Why say "no matter what time" when you can say "no matter what point in time you're at"
Not very RI
Local, AKA gauge symmetries. Even so, they don't make CP-violation any less weird
Isn't it misleading to show Gravity alongside the other forces when talking about the standard model when it's famously not explained by the model?
2:22 draw it right or don't draw it at all
it's like ted ed but super hard
As a fairy tail for 3 years old is fine. as science or inspirational science for young or novice who believe in standard model is also good, but if you know or want to know correct version of science, it was not worthy of RI. it was like mixing horse manure with real food and spreading it on pizza and serving it at a party food in posh place where everyone so intoxicated they have leave of their senses to rationally analyze what they have been fed. They may be happy to go round pretending to be intelligent by repeating it to others. Well done. When you get interested in science you may like to know symmetry in nature apply to structures made of complete atom. E = M4/3pi(C+G) Cubed by Ferydoon Shirazi is correct Mass / energy equivalence. I will give $10,000 to any one who can prove publicly otherwise. Most of their models of space and matter is wrong. MG1
beautiful animation. nice and abstract information. lots to unpack here.
Let's not have the music overpower the speech.
can somebody please point me to where i could start relearning math from
the ground up so I can grasp physics progressively deeper…note that I
have almost forgotten all the math i learnt in high school..like a
total nooblet
can somebody please point me to where i could start relearning math from
the ground up so I can grasp physics progressively deeper…note that I
have almost forgotten all the math i learnt in high school..like a
total nooblet
awesome¡ i love this video thanks for make this videos
keep doing this videos please
Nice animation. Great vid RI!
can you please add english subtitle
So how is symmetry useful?
Supersymmetry vs multiverse.
Thank you, friend, for translating this and many other of our animations in Spanish. We like you very much. Gracias!
Great video, now can someone explain time crystal that break the rule of time translation symmetry ???
It good video but that music is very irritating and unnecessary. Why do you need that?
FAKE NEWS !!!!!!!!!! haha jk
As I read and understand this idea more, I am in awe of just how important Noether's discovery really was for Physics and the world in general. Incredible!
that background music is too loud bruh