Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics Courses

Optimizing Target Selection for Low-Redshift Galaxy Surveys - Elise Darragh Ford

Explores data-driven techniques for optimizing galaxy survey target selection, enhancing our understanding of galaxy formation and evolution through advanced statistical and machine learning methods.

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

Muon Colliders - KITP Blackboard Talk by Nima Arkani-Hamed

Explore the science behind muon colliders with physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed. This talk delves into cutting-edge particle physics research, offering insights for scientists across various theoretical physics disciplines.

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

Learning from Billions of Galaxies - Can Our Understanding of Galaxy Formation Keep Up With the Upcoming Data Revolution?

Exploring the challenges and opportunities in understanding galaxy formation as we enter a new era of astronomical data, with insights from billions of observed galaxies.

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

The Genealogy of the Milky Way and the Search for the Missing Dark Matter - Chalk Talk by Lina Necib

Explore the Milky Way's formation history, including the Enceladus merger, and its implications for Dark Matter searches. Discover how galactic mergers create local dark hurricanes affecting particle detection efforts.

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

The Search for Quantum Gravity - KITP Public Lecture by Shiraz Minwalla

Explore quantum mechanics, general relativity, and efforts to quantize gravity with Prof. Minwalla. Learn about AdS/CFT correspondence in String Theory and its implications for gravitational theories.

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

The Cosmic Web as a Probe of Inflationary Physics - Nathan Carlson

Explore how the cosmic web structure can provide insights into inflationary physics and early universe dynamics, presented by Nathan Carlson from CITA.

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

The Transport of Beyond the Standard Model Cosmic Superweb Information to Correlated Lensed Websky Observables

Explore cosmic superweb information transport and its impact on lensed websky observables, delving into beyond-standard-model physics and correlated phenomena in the universe.

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

Splitting the Cosmic Web for More Information - Yan-Chuan Cai

Explore the cosmic web's impact on galaxy formation and evolution, connecting galactic properties to cosmology through innovative analysis techniques and observational data.

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

How Do Cosmic Web Structures Affect Galaxy Quenching Across Cosmic Time? - Farhan Hasan

Explore the impact of cosmic web structures on galaxy quenching throughout the universe's history. Gain insights into the complex relationship between large-scale structures and galactic evolution.

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

Caught in the Cosmic Web - Framing the Big Picture of the Slow Quenching of Massive Galaxies

Explore the cosmic web's influence on galaxy evolution, focusing on the slow quenching of massive galaxies and its connection to large-scale structures in the universe.

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

Beyond Halo Mass - The Role of Vorticity-Rich Filaments in Quenching Galaxy Mass Assembly

Explore the impact of vorticity-rich filaments on galaxy mass assembly quenching, going beyond traditional halo mass considerations in cosmic web evolution and galaxy formation.

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

Pre-Processing of Galaxies in Galaxy Cluster Outskirts - Ulrike Kuchner

Explore galaxy pre-processing in cluster outskirts, examining how environment shapes galaxy evolution before entering dense cluster cores. Insights into cosmic web's influence on galaxy properties.

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

Voids and Void Galaxies in the TNG300 Simulation - Olivia Curtis

Explore voids and void galaxies in the TNG300 simulation, examining their properties and implications for cosmic structure formation and galaxy evolution.

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

Ex Uno Plures - Direct Measure of the Impact of the Cosmic Web on Individual Objects to Shed Light on Their Population Statistics

Explore the cosmic web's influence on individual objects and population statistics, shedding light on galaxy formation and evolution in the universe's large-scale structure.

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

The Faint Lyman-Alpha Cosmic Web in TNG50 - Chris Byrohl

Explore the faint Lyman-alpha cosmic web in TNG50 simulation, examining its structure, properties, and implications for galaxy formation and evolution in the early universe.

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