International Centre for Theoretical Sciences Courses

Basic Homotopy Theory by Samik Basu

Explore fundamental concepts in homotopy theory, including maps, CW complexes, equivalences, and fibrations. Gain insights into key computations and sequences in this foundational area of topology.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Hundred Years of Gravitational Lensing

Explore gravitational lensing's history, applications in astronomy, and its potential with gravitational waves. Learn about new astronomical probes and recent discoveries in this field.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Quantum Gravity in the Lab by Brian Swingle

Explore quantum gravity in laboratory settings, from simulating holographic models to quantum-inspired experiments, traversable wormholes, and efficient algorithms for studying emergent gravitational phenomena.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

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
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Turing's Reaction-Diffusion System and Agent-Based Models in Biology - Lecture 2

Explore Turing's reaction-diffusion system and its applications in biology, from animal patterns to agent-based models. Gain insights into theoretical frameworks for understanding complex biological phenomena.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Understanding Large-Scale Nuclear Architecture by Gautam Menon

Explore nuclear architecture through biophysical modeling, examining chromosome territories, gene density distribution, and active/inactive X chromosome localization. Gain insights into chromatin dynamics and nuclear organization.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Symmetries of Nature and Nature of Symmetries by Rohini M. Godbole

Explore symmetries in nature and physics, from geometric shapes to conservation laws. Discover the profound connection between symmetries and fundamental laws, including the Higgs boson discovery.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Capturing Turbulent Dynamics and Statistics in Experiments Using Exact Coherent States

Explore turbulent dynamics using Exact Coherent States, revealing coherent structures in experiments, forecasting turbulent evolution, and providing a geometric description of transient turbulence.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stability, Non-approximate Groups and High Dimensional Expanders by Alex Lubotzky

Explore stability, non-approximate groups, and high-dimensional expanders in this advanced mathematics lecture. Gain insights into residually finite and sophic groups, with a focus on recent breakthroughs and proofs.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Phase Separation in Living Cells by Frank Jülicher

Explore phase separation in cells, from liquid-liquid transitions to active droplets. Discover how these processes impact cellular organization, noise buffering, and chemical reactions, with insights into early life and protein condensate dynamics.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Cargo Transport in Vivo - How Is Transport Regulated? by Steven P. Gross

Explores regulation of intracellular cargo transport, focusing on motor proteins kinesin and dynein. Discusses global and semi-global regulation, adaptation mechanisms, and implications for cellular processes like lipid transfer and nuclear migration.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Turbulence Energy Spectrum by Jayanta K. Bhattacharjee

Explore turbulence energy spectrum, from homogeneous isotropic turbulence to stably stratified fluids. Covers universal range, stochastic models, eddy viscosity, perturbation theory, and Bolgiano-Obukhov scaling.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Colloidal Glasses - Bringing Glass Physics Into Focus by Rajesh Ganapathy

Explore colloidal suspensions' phase behavior, glass-to-crystal transformations, and dynamics of dense liquids on spherical surfaces. Gain insights into glass transition theories and applications of machine learning in glass physics.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The QCD Axion - Lecture 1

Comprehensive lecture on QCD axions, covering theoretical foundations, strong CP problem, spontaneous symmetry breaking, and axion models. Explores potential solutions to dark matter mysteries.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Introduction to Primordial Black Hole Dark Matter - Lecture 1

Explore primordial black holes as dark matter candidates, covering formation mechanisms, abundance, mass functions, and detection prospects through gravitational waves from binary mergers.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video