International Centre for Theoretical Sciences Courses

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.

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• 1 hour 19 minutes
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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.

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• 1 hour 55 minutes
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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.

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• 52 minutes
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Analysis of Mean-Field Games - Lecture 1

Explore static mean-field games, Nash equilibria, and convergence theorems in large symmetric systems. Learn key concepts and proofs in this advanced applied probability lecture.

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• 1 hour
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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.

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• 1 hour 40 minutes
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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.

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• 1 hour 12 minutes
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Advanced Course in General Relativity - Lecture 1

Explore advanced general relativity concepts, including spacetime, Einstein equations, vacuum solutions, and geodesics. Gain insights into the fundamental principles of gravitational physics and their applications.

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• 1 hour 28 minutes
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Self-Force and Radiation Reaction in General Relativity - Lecture 4

Explore advanced concepts in general relativity, including stress-energy tensors, two-timescale expansions, and matched asymptotic expansions. Gain insights into self-force and radiation reaction in gravitational wave astronomy.

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• 1 hour 34 minutes
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Self-Force and Radiation Reaction in General Relativity - Lecture 1

Explore gravitational radiation from compact binaries, focusing on self-force and radiation reaction in general relativity. Learn about EMRIs, waveforms, and black hole perturbation theory.

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• 1 hour 29 minutes
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Advanced Course in General Relativity - Lecture 2

Explore advanced general relativity concepts, including test particle equations, orbits, light behavior, and gravitational radiation in this in-depth lecture on theoretical physics.

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• 1 hour 31 minutes
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Lyapunov Exponents, From the 1960's to the 2020's by Marcelo Viana

Explore the evolution of Lyapunov exponents in mathematics, from foundational concepts to recent developments, applications in smooth dynamics, and future directions in this comprehensive lecture.

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• 1 hour 22 minutes
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Cosmic Collisions - Learning About Black Holes and Neutron Stars Using Gravitational Waves by Patrick Brady

Explore gravitational-wave astronomy, black hole and neutron star mergers, and their implications for understanding the universe. Learn about LIGO observations, merger rates, mass distributions, and multi-messenger astronomy.

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• 1 hour 19 minutes
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Einstein's General Theory of Relativity - Lecture 7

Explore Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, from its historical context to key concepts like the principle of equivalence, gravitational redshift, and field equations. Gain insights into this revolutionary theory of gravity.

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• 2 hours 23 minutes
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Sequence Alignment - Hidden Markov Models, Category Theory and All That Jazz by Soumyashant Nayak

Explore sequence alignment methods, from traditional algorithms to modern pseudo-alignment techniques, with insights on hidden Markov models and applications in RNA-Seq data analysis and evolutionary genetics.

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• 1 hour 4 minutes
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Big Data Meets Big Brother by Reetika Khera

Explore the controversial Aadhaar system's impact on welfare, privacy, and democracy in India. Uncover potential risks of digital ID projects and their implications for surveillance and data mining.

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• 1 hour 16 minutes
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