Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics Courses

Supermassive Black Hole Binaries, from Galaxy Mergers to Gravitational Waves

Explore the evolution of supermassive black hole binaries from galaxy mergers to gravitational waves, examining their interactions with circumbinary gas and observational signatures.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Observations of Circumbinary Gas in Binary Systems

Explore circumbinary gas evolution in stellar and black hole binary systems, examining observational signatures and numerical modeling techniques to advance our understanding of these complex astrophysical phenomena.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Role of Accretion in the Formation of Gravitational Wave Sources - Pablo Marchant

Explore the impact of accretion on gravitational wave source formation in binary systems, from stellar to supermassive black hole scales, with insights on circumbinary gas evolution and observational signatures.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

EFTs of Gravity - Walter Goldberger

Explores effective field theories of gravity, focusing on recent advances and future opportunities in particle physics and cosmology. Presented by Walter Goldberger from Yale University at the 2022 Snowmass Theory Frontier Conference.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

A Step in the Dark - Neal Weiner

Explore recent advances and future opportunities in particle physics theory with Neal Weiner's talk on dark matter, part of the 2022 Snowmass Theory Frontier Conference at KITP.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Collider Physics and Amplitudes - Lance Dixon

Explore recent advances in collider physics and scattering amplitudes with Lance Dixon from SLAC. This talk covers cutting-edge research and future opportunities in high-energy particle physics theory.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Neutrino Frontier - Pedro Machado

Explore the latest advancements and future prospects in neutrino physics with Pedro Machado from Fermilab, as part of the 2022 Snowmass Theory Frontier Conference at KITP.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AF Theory - Lian-Tao Wang

Explore advances in High Energy Physics theory with Lian-Tao Wang's talk on AF Theory at the 2022 Snowmass Theory Frontier Conference, covering particle, string, and cosmological theories.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Highlights from the Energy Frontier - Laura Reina

Exploration of recent advances and future opportunities in High Energy Physics theory, focusing on highlights from the Energy Frontier presented by Laura Reina from Florida State University.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Testing the SMEFT at Low- and High-Energy - Emanuele Mereghetti

Explore the Standard Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT) testing at various energy scales. Gain insights into particle physics research and its implications for understanding fundamental interactions.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Hadronic Contribution to the Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment From Lattice QCD - Thomas Blum

Explore lattice QCD calculations of hadronic contributions to muon's anomalous magnetic moment. Learn about recent advances and future opportunities in particle physics theory.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Conformal Colliders Meet the LHC - Rethinking Jets with Energy Correlators - Ian Moult (Yale)

Explore innovative approaches to jet analysis in particle physics using energy correlators, bridging conformal collider theory with LHC experiments. Gain insights into advanced techniques for understanding high-energy collisions.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Quantum Information and Geometry - Raphael Bousso (Berkeley)

Explore quantum information and geometry with Raphael Bousso from Berkeley in this 25-minute talk from the 2022 Snowmass Theory Frontier Conference, discussing recent advances and future opportunities in high-energy physics theory.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Phenomenology Vision Talk - Raman Sundrum

Explore the future of particle physics phenomenology with Raman Sundrum's vision talk, covering recent advances and opportunities in high-energy physics theory across various frontiers of the Snowmass initiative.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Quantum Gravity and Cosmology - Eva Silverstein (Stanford)

Explore quantum gravity and cosmology with Stanford's Eva Silverstein in this Snowmass Theory Frontier Conference talk, covering recent advances and future opportunities in high-energy physics theory.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video