Belcourt Theatre Nashville, TN
Dr. Robert Scherrer
Professor and Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University
Primer— The Quantum Theory of Time Travel
Program Description
Dr. Robert Scherrer unpacked some of the quantum theory behind time-travel.
Presented At
Belcourt Theatre Nashville, TN
Film Synopsis
Four friends and fledgling entrepreneurs, knowing that there's something bigger and more innovative than the different error-checking devices they've built, wrestle over their new invention.
Two friends (Shane Carruth, David Sullivan) invent a form of time travel, and though they think they are being smart about using it, within just five days, selfishness and shortsightedness lead them to create so many overlapping timelines that they lose control of themselves, their friendship, and the technology.
About the Speaker
Dr. Robert Scherrer is professor and chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Vanderbilt University. His research area is cosmology, encompassing work on dark energy, dark matter, big bang nucleosynthesis, and the large-scale structure of the universe. He is also the author of a quantum mechanics textbook and has published several popular science articles and science fiction short stories. He maintains a blog on science and science fiction.