Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics Courses

Physics Relevant to Black Holes

Explore supermassive black holes, tidal disruption events, and their impact on stars. Learn about extreme physics and recent advances in observing these cosmic phenomena.

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

Can Quasi-Periodic Eruptions Shed Light on Tidal Disruption Events?

Exploring connections between Quasi-Periodic Eruptions and Tidal Disruption Events in galactic nuclei, examining their potential to illuminate black hole properties and accretion processes.

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

Tidal Disruption Event within a Pre-existing AGN-like Disk - AT2020nov

Explore tidal disruption events in AGN-like disks, focusing on AT2020nov. Learn about star destruction by supermassive black holes and its impact on galactic nuclei understanding.

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

The Elusive Class of Ambiguous Nuclear Transients: Observational Trends, Physical Interpretations, and Open Questions

Explore observational trends, physical interpretations, and open questions surrounding ambiguous nuclear transients in this talk by Jason Hinkle, part of a conference on tidal disruption events.

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

Evidence for Stellar-Mass Tidal Disruption Events: Luminous, Fast-Cooling Transients in Elliptical Galaxy Outskirts

Explore luminous, fast-cooling transients in elliptical galaxy outskirts as evidence for stellar-mass tidal disruption events with Matt Nicholl from Queen's Belfast.

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

Repeating Nuclear Transients: One Not So Big Happy Family?

Explore repeating nuclear transients and their relationship to tidal disruption events, discussing recent advances and connections to related astrophysical phenomena like variable AGN and X-ray binaries.

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

Testing Models with Long-Term Monitoring of Quasi-Periodic Eruptions

Explore long-term monitoring of Quasi-Periodic Eruptions (QPEs) to test models of tidal disruption events and gain insights into supermassive black holes and galactic nuclei.

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

QPEs from Star-Disk Interaction

Explore quasi-periodic eruptions in galactic nuclei through star-disk interactions, offering insights into supermassive black holes and their surrounding environments.

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

General Constraints on the Origin of Quasi-Periodic Eruptions

Explores constraints on quasi-periodic eruptions in galactic nuclei, examining their origin and implications for supermassive black holes and tidal disruption events in astrophysics.

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

Long-Lived Isospin Modes in Gapless Moire Graphene

Explore long-lived isospin modes in gapless moiré graphene with Chenhao Jin. Discover cutting-edge research on quantum many-body systems and their implications for condensed matter physics.

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

Anyons in van der Waals Heterostructures

Explore anyons in van der Waals heterostructures with Andrea Young. This talk delves into quantum many-body systems, focusing on experimental progress and theoretical understanding of strongly correlated gapless states.

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

Unconventional Dynamics in the Quantum Disordered Antiferromagnet NaRuO2

Explore unconventional dynamics in quantum disordered antiferromagnets through an expert presentation on NaRuO2, delving into cutting-edge research in strongly correlated gapless quantum many-body systems.

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

Anomalous Hall Crystal: The Quintessential Quantum Crystal and Its Potential Relevance to Rhombohedral Graphene

Explore quantum crystals and their potential relevance to rhombohedral graphene in this expert talk on anomalous Hall crystals, gapless quantum systems, and strongly correlated states.

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

Composite Fermions and the Fractional Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect

Explore composite fermions and fractional quantum anomalous Hall effect in this advanced physics talk, part of a conference on gapless quantum many-body systems at KITP.

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

Integer and Fractional Quantum Anomalous Hall Effects in Graphene

Explore quantum anomalous Hall effects in graphene with MIT expert Long Ju. Gain insights into cutting-edge research on strongly correlated gapless quantum many-body systems and their implications.

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