Institute for Advanced Study Courses

The Characteristic Strain - Gravitational Wave Astrophysics from the Cosmic Merger History of Supermassive Black Holes

Explore gravitational wave astrophysics and cosmic merger history of supermassive black holes through characteristic strain analysis with expert insights.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Astrophysical Implications of Gravitational Waves from the Stellar Graveyard - Part 2

Explore astrophysical insights from gravitational waves detected from stellar remnants like black holes and neutron stars in this advanced theoretical physics lecture.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Emerging Theory of Core-Collapse Supernova Explosions and their Various Signatures

Explore the cutting-edge theory behind core-collapse supernova explosions and their observable signatures with Princeton's Adam Burrows in this advanced physics lecture.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Approaches to Waveform Modelling - Part 2

Explore advanced waveform modelling techniques in gravitational wave physics with expert Patricia Schmidt from University of Birmingham in this theoretical physics lecture.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Stochastic GW Background and PTAs - Part 4

Explore advanced concepts in stochastic gravitational wave backgrounds and pulsar timing arrays with expert insights from gravitational physics research.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Gravitational Wave Detection in Practice

Discover practical gravitational wave detection methods and real-world implementation challenges with expert insights from cutting-edge research at the Weizmann Institute.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Gravitational Waves Overview of Basic Theory and Sources - Part 3

Explore gravitational wave theory fundamentals and source mechanisms in this advanced physics lecture by Matias Zaldarriaga from the Institute for Advanced Study.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Stochastic GW Background and PTAs - Part 3

Explore advanced concepts in stochastic gravitational wave backgrounds and pulsar timing arrays with expert insights from gravitational physics research.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Parameter Inference of Gravitational Wave Sources II

Dive into advanced parameter inference techniques for analyzing gravitational wave sources and extracting physical properties from detected signals.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Mirror Symmetry for Open Gromov-Witten Invariants of Fano Manifolds

Explore mirror symmetry through matrix factorizations and their correspondence to Lagrangian submanifolds in Fano manifolds using non-Archimedean frameworks.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Mirror Symmetry of Nonabelian Group Actions

Explore how nonabelian group actions on symplectic manifolds constrain non-displaceable Lagrangian branes through mirror symmetry and SYZ-type transforms.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Composed Dehn Twist Exact Sequence Through Quilts and (A∞,n) Modules

Explore advanced symplectic geometry through quilted Floer complexes, proving exact sequences for composed Dehn twists along Lagrangian spheres using (A∞,n) module structures.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Upper Bounds for Multicolour Ramsey Numbers

Discover exponential improvements to multicolour Ramsey number upper bounds, proving new results that advance beyond the classic 1935 Erdős-Szekeres bounds for complete graph colorings.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Future of Knowledge - AI's Transformation of Discovery and Understanding

Discover how AI is transforming discovery and knowledge through insights from Google DeepMind's Nobel laureate CEO on breakthrough projects like AlphaFold and society's next steps.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

RARE/EARTH - The Geopolitics of Critical Minerals and the AI Supply Chain

Explore how AI's dependence on critical minerals from the Global South creates new geopolitical tensions and reshapes global power relations between major nations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video