String Theory Courses and Certifications

Superstring Theory: The DNA of Reality

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Explore the cutting-edge world of string theory with Dr. Gates, delving into quantum physics, extra dimensions, and the fundamental forces of the universe through engaging visual aids and accessible explanations.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Wondrium

The Multiverse, Science or Science Fiction? - Sean Carroll

Explore the scientific validity of multiverse theory with Sean Carroll, examining concepts like vacuum energy, eternal inflation, and string theory, while addressing challenges and future directions in this fascinating field.

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

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Thermal Dark Energy and Other String Candidates - Susha Parameswaran - EFTBounds

Explores string theory's implications for low-energy physics, focusing on thermal dark energy and other string candidates. Discusses swampland program, Weak Gravity Conjecture, and connections to particle phenomenology.

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

Wondrium

The Myth of the Beginning of Time - String Theory and the Big Bang

Explore how string theory and theoretical physics advancements challenge the notion of the Big Bang as the beginning of time, offering new perspectives on the pre-Bang universe and cosmology.

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

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Machine Learning the Landscape - Lecture 1

Explore machine learning in string theory landscape, covering Calabi-Yau manifolds, cohomology, and string phenomenology. Gain insights into complex geometries and their applications in theoretical physics.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Complex Langevin Simulations of the Matrix Model for Superstrings by Jun Nishimura

Explore complex Langevin simulations of matrix models for superstrings, examining emergent 3+1D expanding behavior and smooth spacetime in new phases, with connections to Euclidean models and SO(10) symmetry breaking.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Baryons, Determinants and Integrability at Large N - Lecture 1

Explore baryonic and determinant operators in large N gauge theories, their relation to D-branes, and new approaches for computing correlation functions using emergent semi-classical descriptions and integrability.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

A Modern Take on the Information Paradox - Lecture 4

Explore recent progress on Hawking's black hole information paradox, including holographic approaches to unitary black hole evaporation and implications for quantum gravity.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 55 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

A Modern Take on the Information Paradox and Progress Towards Its Resolution - Lecture 3

Explore recent progress on Hawking's black hole information paradox, including holographic approaches to reproduce the Page curve and models of unitary black hole evaporation.

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

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

A Modern Take on the Information Paradox and Progress Towards Its Resolution - Lecture 1

Explore recent progress on Hawking's black hole information paradox, including holography's role in reproducing the Page curve and a model of unitary black hole evaporation.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

A Modern Take on the Information Paradox - Lecture 2

Explore recent progress on Hawking's black hole information paradox, including holography, Page curve reproduction, and unitary black hole evaporation models in theoretical physics.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Integrability in Planar AdS/CFT - Yangian Symmetry and Applications - Lecture 1

Explore Yangian symmetry in AdS/CFT correspondence, focusing on N=4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory and its applications to scattering amplitudes, correlation functions, and Wilson loops.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Branes and Quivers in String Theory - Lecture 1

Explore connections between string theory, branes, and quivers. Learn about spatial dimensions, brain setups, Coulomb branches, and moduli spaces in this advanced theoretical physics lecture.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Musings on Entanglement Entropy in String Theory - Lecture 3

Explore entanglement entropy in string theory, focusing on UV divergences, black hole entropy, and worldsheet perspectives. Delve into gauge transformations, diffeomorphisms, and path integrals.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Musings on Entanglement Entropy in String Theory - Lecture 1

Exploración avanzada de la entropía de entrelazamiento en teoría de cuerdas, abordando divergencias UV y su posible resolución, con aplicaciones a la entropía de agujeros negros.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video