International Centre for Theoretical Sciences Courses

What's the Matter with Primordial Black Holes? by Ravi K. Sheth

Explore the intriguing possibility of dark matter being composed of primordial black holes. Learn about astronomical methods used to investigate this cosmic mystery and its implications for our understanding of the universe.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

ALSEP Program and Analysis of the Apollo Seismic Data by Yosio Nakamura

Explore Apollo's seismic experiments on the Moon, analyzing data to understand lunar structure and seismology. Gain insights into pioneering lunar geophysics research.

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

Multi-Messenger Observations of Decihertz GW Sources by Enrico Cappellaro

Explore multi-messenger observations of decihertz gravitational wave sources, focusing on lunar detection methods and their potential for breakthrough discoveries in astrophysics.

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

White Dwarf - Neutron Star Binaries and Their Gravitational Wave Signatures by Alexey Bobrick

Explore gravitational wave signatures of white dwarf-neutron star binaries, examining their unique characteristics and implications for astrophysics and gravitational wave detection.

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

Observing EM Counterparts to Decihertz GW Sources by Varun Bhalerao

Exploring electromagnetic counterparts to decihertz gravitational wave sources, covering infrared to high-energy observations, mission comparisons, and challenges in detecting various astrophysical phenomena.

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

LION - Laser Interferometer on the Moon by Marie-Sophie Hartig and Pau Amaro Seoane

Explore lunar gravitational-wave detection concepts, technologies, and scientific potential. Discuss mission ideas, payload innovations, and implications for multi-messenger astronomy and lunar geophysics.

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

GW Signals from Tidal Disruption Events in the Decihertz Regime by Martina Toscani

Explore gravitational wave signals from tidal disruption events in the decihertz regime, focusing on lunar detection methods and their potential for breakthrough observations in astrophysics.

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

Lunar Surface Composition by Shyama Narendranath

Explore lunar surface composition and its implications for gravitational-wave detection on the Moon. Learn about cutting-edge research and mission concepts in lunar exploration and astrophysics.

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

The Lunar South Pole Landing Mission - Joint Program of JAXA-ISRO by Dai Asoh

Explore Japan and India's joint lunar mission, focusing on the South Pole landing. Learn about spacecraft design, mission objectives, and international collaborations in lunar exploration.

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

Moon- Science and Exploration at ESA by Luigi Cacciapuoti

Explore ESA's lunar science and exploration initiatives, focusing on gravitational-wave detection opportunities and breakthrough multi-messenger observations in the decihertz band.

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

From Nuclear Star Clusters to Intermediate-Mass Black Holes by Joseph Silk

Explore the formation of massive black holes through nuclear star clusters, their potential gravitational-wave signatures, and implications for understanding cosmic origins.

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

Advanced General Relativity: A Centennial Tribute to Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri by Sunil Mukhi

Explore advanced topics in General Relativity, including black holes, spacetime geometry, and Raychaudhuri equations. Gain insights into current research and honor the legacy of physicist Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri.

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

Critical Phenomena Through the Lens of the Ising Model by Hugo Duminil-Copin

Explore critical phenomena in the Ising model, a powerful tool for understanding cooperative phenomena in statistical physics, with insights on recent progress in three and four dimensions.

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

Looking into the Future of High-Energy Particle Physics by Gian Giudice

Explore the future of high-energy particle physics, covering LHC discoveries, naturalness, symmetry paradigms, and emerging concepts like multiverse theory and dynamical relaxation models.

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

It Is Entropy That Counts by Jaikumar Radhakrishnan

Explore Shannon entropy's applications in combinatorics and computer science, including randomized two-party communication complexity and quantum communication complexity of Set Disjointness problem.

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