Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Quantum electrodynamics is considered the most accurate theory in the history of science. This precision is all based on a single experimental value - the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron called the g-factor. In this episode, I want to examine a paper by Oliver Consa who examines the very suspicious coincidences, errors, mathematical inconsistencies and renormalisation infinities which have been swept under the rug.
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References:
arxiv.org/abs/2010.10345
vixra.org/abs/2002.0011
arxiv.org/abs/2109.03301
arxiv.org/abs/2110.02078
https://edisciplinas.usp.br/pluginfile.php/5774708/mod_resource/content/1/dyson_non_convergence_PhysRev_85_631_1952.pdf
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspa.1928.0023
http://web.ihep.su/dbserv/compas/src/bethe47/eng.PDF
https://cds.cern.ch/record/213618/files/p1.pdf
00:00 Introduction
01:54 Manhattan Project
03:46 Dirac's equation
04:38 Quantum Field Theory and Ignoring Infinities
05:57 Shelter Island Conference
07:43 Bethe's Lamb Shift
08:19 Schwinger factor
09:50 2nd Conference
12:08 Dyson's Unification
13:55 3rd Conference
15:40 Dyson points out divergence after normalisation
16:31 Doctoring theoretical value to match experiment
18:04 Coefficient rabbit hole
24:12 Muon's g-factor problem
25:14 Fudging the electron g-factor
26:24 Final remarks
Quantum electrodynamics is considered the most accurate theory in the history of science. This precision is all based on a single experimental value - the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron called the g-factor. In this episode, I want to examine a paper by Oliver Consa who examines the very suspicious coincidences, errors, mathematical inconsistencies and renormalisation infinities which have been swept under the rug.
Please consider supporting this channel through:
Patreon: patreon.com/seethepattern
PayPal: paypal.me/seethepattern
Merch: shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/see-the-pattern
Other Videos Relating to Quantum Mechanics:
Quantum Electrodynamics is rotten at the core: youtu.be/xaC_aKqjCXU
Quantum Mechanics: A Theory in Search of an Interpretation: youtu.be/aFHPm73uQYQ
3 Different Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics: youtu.be/eg5MJQ-EfkY
Follow me on:
facebook.com/SeethePattern
twitter.com/PatternSeethe
References:
arxiv.org/abs/2010.10345
vixra.org/abs/2002.0011
arxiv.org/abs/2109.03301
arxiv.org/abs/2110.02078
https://edisciplinas.usp.br/pluginfile.php/5774708/mod_resource/content/1/dyson_non_convergence_PhysRev_85_631_1952.pdf
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspa.1928.0023
http://web.ihep.su/dbserv/compas/src/bethe47/eng.PDF
https://cds.cern.ch/record/213618/files/p1.pdf
00:00 Introduction
01:54 Manhattan Project
03:46 Dirac's equation
04:38 Quantum Field Theory and Ignoring Infinities
05:57 Shelter Island Conference
07:43 Bethe's Lamb Shift
08:19 Schwinger factor
09:50 2nd Conference
12:08 Dyson's Unification
13:55 3rd Conference
15:40 Dyson points out divergence after normalisation
16:31 Doctoring theoretical value to match experiment
18:04 Coefficient rabbit hole
24:12 Muon's g-factor problem
25:14 Fudging the electron g-factor
26:24 Final remarks
