The Music of Physics | StarTalk

now it turns out there happens to be a

now it turns out there happens to be a guy out there who wrote an entire book

guy out there who wrote an entire book

guy out there who wrote an entire book on the connection between physics and

on the connection between physics and

on the connection between physics and music an entire book his name is Stefan

music an entire book his name is Stefan

music an entire book his name is Stefan Alexander and he’s standing by right now

Alexander and he’s standing by right now

Alexander and he’s standing by right now live on video call you guys you have him

live on video call you guys you have him

live on video call you guys you have him Oh Stefan hello and yeah what’s up hey

Oh Stefan hello and yeah what’s up hey

Oh Stefan hello and yeah what’s up hey well welcome to Startalk hey get to be

well welcome to Startalk hey get to be

well welcome to Startalk hey get to be here yes so you wrote a book the jazz of

here yes so you wrote a book the jazz of

here yes so you wrote a book the jazz of physics Stephon Alexander the secret

physics Stephon Alexander the secret

physics Stephon Alexander the secret link between music and the structure of

link between music and the structure of

link between music and the structure of the universe that’s the kind of that’s

the universe that’s the kind of that’s

the universe that’s the kind of that’s it that’s it that’s a that’s a title

it that’s it that’s a that’s a title

it that’s it that’s a that’s a title right there but what I want to know is

right there but what I want to know is

right there but what I want to know is is there something about physics that

is there something about physics that

is there something about physics that you can tell me so that henceforth I

you can tell me so that henceforth I

you can tell me so that henceforth I will always think of jazz when I

will always think of jazz when I

will always think of jazz when I encounter it I can give you one cool

encounter it I can give you one cool

encounter it I can give you one cool example and it has to do with

example and it has to do with

example and it has to do with improvisation so what an improviser has

improvisation so what an improviser has

improvisation so what an improviser has to do is spontaneously create something

to do is spontaneously create something

to do is spontaneously create something cool while the music is going on while

cool while the music is going on while

cool while the music is going on while the chords are changing and different

the chords are changing and different

the chords are changing and different jazz musicians have different strategies

jazz musicians have different strategies

jazz musicians have different strategies for doing that and one thing I

for doing that and one thing I

for doing that and one thing I discovered is the idea of target and

discovered is the idea of target and

discovered is the idea of target and note so for example if I start off on

note so for example if I start off on

note so for example if I start off on the G and some bars later I end up with

the G and some bars later I end up with

the G and some bars later I end up with a D that’s sort of the beginning point

a D that’s sort of the beginning point

a D that’s sort of the beginning point and the end point and in between target

and the end point and in between target

and the end point and in between target in those two notes meaning the end point

in those two notes meaning the end point

in those two notes meaning the end point note in G I can imagine playing many

note in G I can imagine playing many

note in G I can imagine playing many different paths many different notes and

different paths many different notes and

different paths many different notes and that’s a very you know good analogy to

that’s a very you know good analogy to

that’s a very you know good analogy to Finance conception of quantum mechanics

Finance conception of quantum mechanics

Finance conception of quantum mechanics do you have the sex in arms reach maybe

do you have the sex in arms reach maybe

do you have the sex in arms reach maybe you can play sort of a particle

you can play sort of a particle

you can play sort of a particle improvisation for us just briefly sure I

improvisation for us just briefly sure I

improvisation for us just briefly sure I can try something on a second okay we’re

can try something on a second okay we’re

can try something on a second okay we’re ready for you go guys I just got off the

ready for you go guys I just got off the

ready for you go guys I just got off the plane okay so