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Episode #250: The Character of Physical Law - Conservation & Symmetry
Episode 250

Episode #250: The Character of Physical Law - Conservation & Symmetry

Brothers of the Serpent

July 14, 20222h 18m

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Show Notes

We finish the chapter on The Great Conservation Principles, and move on to Symmetry in Physical Law. We understand what it means for an object to have symmetry, but what about a mathematical expression of a physical law? This chapter is full of interesting concepts, delivered in Feynman's unique style as always. We discuss relativity, lightspeed, gravitational lensing, angular momentum, and how to tell an alien the difference between "right" and "left".

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