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Hakeem Oluseyi

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298 total appearances

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StarTalk Radio
Hubble Trouble with Hakeem Oluseyi

Well, that's what he thinks, right? In each one, you can look at what the expansion rate would be of the universe. But here's the thing. Once we discovered the Higgs particle, First time we discovered what is known as a scalar quantum field. What do I mean by that, right? We'll ask you that. What do you mean by that?

StarTalk Radio
Hubble Trouble with Hakeem Oluseyi

Well, that's what he thinks, right? In each one, you can look at what the expansion rate would be of the universe. But here's the thing. Once we discovered the Higgs particle, First time we discovered what is known as a scalar quantum field. What do I mean by that, right? We'll ask you that. What do you mean by that?

StarTalk Radio
Hubble Trouble with Hakeem Oluseyi

That's for us to do. One of the things that we look at is what is a scalar quantum field?

StarTalk Radio
Hubble Trouble with Hakeem Oluseyi

That's for us to do. One of the things that we look at is what is a scalar quantum field?

StarTalk Radio
Hubble Trouble with Hakeem Oluseyi

I'll just ask myself questions and answer them. I'll query myself. Yeah, you read them.

StarTalk Radio
Hubble Trouble with Hakeem Oluseyi

I'll just ask myself questions and answer them. I'll query myself. Yeah, you read them.

StarTalk Radio
Hubble Trouble with Hakeem Oluseyi

Unauthorized procurements.

StarTalk Radio
Hubble Trouble with Hakeem Oluseyi

Unauthorized procurements.

StarTalk Radio
Hubble Trouble with Hakeem Oluseyi

So now what happened? So here's the deal, here's why I bring this up, because it's what is known as the scalar field. So when you think about the fields that you know of, they're like, oh, the electric field, I have a charge, it has an electric field. Magnetic field, I have a charge that's moving, it generates a magnetic field. Gravitational field, oh, there's this matter.

StarTalk Radio
Hubble Trouble with Hakeem Oluseyi

So now what happened? So here's the deal, here's why I bring this up, because it's what is known as the scalar field. So when you think about the fields that you know of, they're like, oh, the electric field, I have a charge, it has an electric field. Magnetic field, I have a charge that's moving, it generates a magnetic field. Gravitational field, oh, there's this matter.

StarTalk Radio
Hubble Trouble with Hakeem Oluseyi

So every field you know of, there is some source in matter. But then here come the particle fields. They're like, oh yeah, you know why every electron is identical? They don't say it this way, this is mine. No, every electron is identical. Same reason every C note, musical note is identical because they're not the real thing. The real thing is the string or the air that's vibrating, right?

StarTalk Radio
Hubble Trouble with Hakeem Oluseyi

So every field you know of, there is some source in matter. But then here come the particle fields. They're like, oh yeah, you know why every electron is identical? They don't say it this way, this is mine. No, every electron is identical. Same reason every C note, musical note is identical because they're not the real thing. The real thing is the string or the air that's vibrating, right?

StarTalk Radio
Hubble Trouble with Hakeem Oluseyi

So they invoke this idea of quantum fields. So the quantum field just permeates all of space time and is just there.

StarTalk Radio
Hubble Trouble with Hakeem Oluseyi

So they invoke this idea of quantum fields. So the quantum field just permeates all of space time and is just there.

StarTalk Radio
Hubble Trouble with Hakeem Oluseyi

of the field are our particles, right? So there are the permanent ones and there are the virtual ones, right? So we measure the excitations as particles. As particles, right. Now here's what happens, though. They say, oh, there's this thing called a Higgs field. It's just there. It's just everywhere in space at all times. It's just there, right? Scalar field. No source.

StarTalk Radio
Hubble Trouble with Hakeem Oluseyi

of the field are our particles, right? So there are the permanent ones and there are the virtual ones, right? So we measure the excitations as particles. As particles, right. Now here's what happens, though. They say, oh, there's this thing called a Higgs field. It's just there. It's just everywhere in space at all times. It's just there, right? Scalar field. No source.

StarTalk Radio
Hubble Trouble with Hakeem Oluseyi

And I'm like, in my mind, as a young scientist, I'm like, is that real? Then they discovered, they ring that damn field and create the particle. I'm like, wow. So now what can you do? Oh, inflation. Looks like Alan Guth creates inflation. Looks like the universe rapidly expanded. Oh, I know what I'll do. I'll create another scalar field. I call it the inflaton field.

StarTalk Radio
Hubble Trouble with Hakeem Oluseyi

And I'm like, in my mind, as a young scientist, I'm like, is that real? Then they discovered, they ring that damn field and create the particle. I'm like, wow. So now what can you do? Oh, inflation. Looks like Alan Guth creates inflation. Looks like the universe rapidly expanded. Oh, I know what I'll do. I'll create another scalar field. I call it the inflaton field.

StarTalk Radio
Hubble Trouble with Hakeem Oluseyi

So now you see some dynamics happening. You can just create a new field. So, but it sounds like you're pulling stuff out of your ass. It does. It does. But you're supposed to like use it to make predictions. So, you know, to test whether what came out of your ass is real.

StarTalk Radio
Hubble Trouble with Hakeem Oluseyi

So now you see some dynamics happening. You can just create a new field. So, but it sounds like you're pulling stuff out of your ass. It does. It does. But you're supposed to like use it to make predictions. So, you know, to test whether what came out of your ass is real.