Centrum Fizyki Teoretycznej PAN Courses

The Flows and Flavours of Culinary Fluid Mechanics

Explore how kitchen phenomena reveal fundamental fluid mechanics principles, from emulsions to foam structures, bridging gastronomy and physics research.

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

Echoes of Nature - Seeing Sound through Cymatics

Discover how sound waves create visible patterns in liquids through cymatics and Faraday instability, revealing the invisible influence of acoustic vibrations on matter.

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

Self-Testing Quantum States and Measurements in Quantum Networks

Explore Bell nonlocality and device-independent quantum information processing to certify entangled states and measurements in quantum networks without trusting devices.

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

The Spin-Wave Approximation in the Quantum Heisenberg Model

Explore spin wave theory and magnon quasiparticles in the quantum Heisenberg model, covering basic concepts, predictions, and recent rigorous mathematical results in theoretical physics.

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

Quantum and Classical Simulations of Non-Equilibrium Quantum Many-Body Dynamics

Explore quantum vs classical simulation methods for non-equilibrium many-body dynamics using the quantum Ising model as a case study in this advanced physics seminar.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mathematical Discovery in the Age of AI

Explore how AI transforms mathematical discovery, examining LLMs in scientific reasoning, educational tools like Jupyter Notebooks, and whether AI will surpass human mathematicians.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Testing the Theory of Gravity and Relativistic Jets from Millisecond Proto-Magnetars

Explore cutting-edge astrophysics research on testing gravity theories through black hole imaging and understanding relativistic jets from rapidly rotating neutron stars.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Random Unitaries in Extremely Low Depth

Discover how random quantum circuits achieve unitary designs in logarithmic depth, proving optimal scaling and enabling quantum advantages in learning physical systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Optimal Sample Complexities for Learning Functions on the Unitary Group and More

Discover optimal sample complexities for estimating functions on unitary groups in quantum information, exploring efficient algorithms beyond full tomography requirements.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Discrete Conformal Field Theories with Dual-Unitary Circuits

Explore discrete conformal field theories using dual-unitary circuits and holography to model quantum gravity, black-hole formation, and evaporation processes.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Fermionic Born Machines - Classical Training of Quantum Generative Models Based on Fermion Sampling

Explore quantum generative learning through Fermionic Born Machines, combining classical training with quantum inference for computational advantages in systems up to 160 qubits.

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

Testing Tilted Strategies for Maximal Loophole-Free Nonlocality

Explore quantum strategies that maximize loophole-free nonlocality with inefficient detectors, focusing on tilted Bell inequalities and self-testing statements for CHSH violations.

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

Configurations, Tessellations, and Tone Networks

Explore mathematical structures in music theory through Eulerian tonnetz, geometric configurations, and tessellations connecting harmony to mathematical patterns.

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

Quantum Computing with Single Photons

Discover photonic quantum computing technology using quantum dot single photon sources, scaling strategies for fault-tolerant systems, and algorithm design for linear optics processors.

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

Quasar Emission Lines - Intuition, Mathematics and Hubble Constant Determination

Explore quasar emission lines through the FRADO model and discover how continuum time delays can determine the Hubble constant in this comprehensive astrophysics seminar.

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