NYU Physics Courses

Cosmic Tensions and Early Dark Energy - Understanding Extensions to ΛCDM

Explore cutting-edge research on Early Dark Energy theory and its potential to resolve cosmic expansion rate tensions, focusing on latest constraints from CMB and large-scale structure analyses.

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

Core-Collapse Supernovae as Probes of Non-Standard Neutrino Physics

Explore how core-collapse supernovae serve as cosmic laboratories, revealing insights into neutrino physics, element formation, and extreme cosmic conditions through their spectacular stellar explosions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Callan-Rubakov Effect in 4D Gauge Theory - Monopole-Fermion Interactions

Delve into the complex interaction between fermions and monopoles in 4D gauge theory, exploring the Callan Rubakov Effect and its implications for particle physics and GUT models.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mapping the Expansion History with DESI Year 1 Data - Baryon Acoustic Oscillation Analysis

Explore groundbreaking distance measurements from DESI's first-year data, examining baryon acoustic oscillations and their implications for dark energy variations in cosmic expansion.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The New Science of Life's Origins and Distribution in the Universe

Explore groundbreaking developments in astrobiology, examining evidence of life's origins on Earth and potential existence elsewhere through interdisciplinary scientific approaches and methodologies.

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

Quantum Error Correction at Large N for von Neumann Algebras and Quantum Gravity

Delve into advanced quantum error correction theory and its applications in AdS/CFT correspondence, exploring large N limits and the emergence of spacetime in quantum gravity.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Search for Axion Dark Matter in the Laboratory and Cosmos

Explore groundbreaking experimental methods for detecting axion dark matter, including the LACME proposal, electron transport properties, and cosmic observations of topological solitons.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Generalized Symmetry in Dynamical Gravity

Explore the advanced concepts of one-form symmetry in dynamical gravity, examining line operators, symmetry defect operators, and their geometric interpretation in general relativity.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Quantum Sensing and Near-Field Enhancement in Solid State Physics - New Experimental Approaches

Explore groundbreaking advances in solid state physics, from quantum sensing of magnetic transitions to near-field enhancement techniques for manipulating semiconductor properties at the atomic scale.

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

Solving the Strong CP Problem Without an Axion

Explore advanced particle physics concepts and new theoretical approaches to solving the Strong CP Problem through alternative methods that don't rely on axions, focusing on symmetry-based solutions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Bound on Thermalization from Hydrodynamic Fluctuations

Delve into quantum many-body system thermalization, exploring universal corrections to diffusion, Planckian time bounds, and applications to spin chains through hydrodynamic fluctuation analysis.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Destroy a Galaxy with Dark Matter

Explore groundbreaking research on how dissipative dark matter components can dramatically impact galaxy formation and evolution, with insights from cosmological simulations and Cold Dark Matter theory.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Two-Dimensional QCD as a String Theory

Explore the duality between large N gauge theories and string theories, focusing on two-dimensional QCD approaches and their worldsheet descriptions in pure Yang-Mills theory.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Causes and Consequences of Chaos and Instability in Planetary Systems

Explore the chaotic dynamics of planetary systems, from solar system formation to exoplanets, examining how orbital instabilities shape planetary architectures and influence cosmic evolution.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Extreme Control of Light and Sound with Metamaterials

Explore groundbreaking developments in metamaterials research, focusing on symmetry principles and their role in controlling wave propagation for advanced imaging, energy, sensing, and communication applications.

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