Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics Courses

Learning and Active Mechanics

Explore active mechanics and collective phenomena in energy-consuming systems. Gain insights into active solids, their behavior, and potential applications in various fields from biology to engineered materials.

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

Volatile Retention and Supply in Planet Formation

Explore the scientific principles behind volatile retention and supply during planet formation with Edwin Bergin's blackboard lecture for cross-disciplinary theoretical physics communication.

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

Making Chemically Diverse Planets out of Average Galactic Material

Explore the formation of chemically diverse planets from protoplanetary disks, examining how ALMA and JWST observations reveal processes that create varied planetary compositions despite uniform cosmic materials.

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

Liquid-Liquid Phase Separations and Condensates in and out of Equilibrium

Explore liquid-liquid phase separations and condensates in equilibrium and non-equilibrium states through theoretical physics insights from NYU's Shura Grosberg.

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

Low- and High-Level Neural Control of Active Sensing

Explore neural mechanisms controlling active sensing behaviors, from low-level circuits to high-level cognitive processes in sensory perception and motor control.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

When 'Decoding Body Language' Becomes Serious Science - How Posture and Spine Shape Reflect Our Inner States

Discover how spinal neurons act as mechanosensors detecting cerebrospinal fluid changes to regulate posture, movement, and immunity through cutting-edge zebrafish research.

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

Circular Polarization in Interplanetary Solar Radio Bursts

Explore circular polarization phenomena in solar radio bursts traveling through interplanetary space, examining plasma physics and electromagnetic wave propagation mechanisms.

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

Interaction of Strong Electromagnetic Waves with a Low-Density Magnetized Plasma

Explore how powerful electromagnetic waves interact with magnetized plasma in extreme astrophysical environments like black holes and neutron stars.

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

The Fine Structure Fast Solar Wind Near the Sun - Discrete Velocity Microstreams Suggest Energization at the Base of the Corona by Interchange Reconnection Within the Network Magnetic Field

Explore fine structure of fast solar wind near the Sun through discrete velocity microstreams and their connection to interchange reconnection within network magnetic fields.

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

The Chronology of High-k Magnetic Modes - From Small-Scale Dynamo to Driven Stationary Magnetized Turbulence

Explore the evolution of high-k magnetic modes from small-scale dynamo processes to driven stationary magnetized turbulence in extreme astrophysical environments.

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

Exploring Astrophysical Plasma Turbulence Through Laboratory Experiments

Explore how laboratory experiments reveal plasma turbulence around black holes and neutron stars, bridging astrophysical observations with controlled plasma physics studies.

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

Global Kinetic Models of Spider Pulsars

Explore global kinetic models of spider pulsars and their extreme plasma physics through advanced theoretical frameworks and computational approaches.

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

Fast Radio Bursts from Monster Shocks - Solitons, Chaos, and Radiative Cooling

Explore Fast Radio Bursts through monster shocks, examining solitons, chaos, and radiative cooling in extreme astrophysical plasma environments around neutron stars and black holes.

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

New Observational Constraints on Astrophysical Shocks from the First Sample of NuSTAR SNe

Discover new observational constraints on astrophysical shocks from the first NuSTAR supernova sample, exploring extreme plasma physics around black holes and neutron stars.

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

Data-driven Statistical Modeling of Nonthermal Particle Acceleration by the Kink Instability in Relativistic Jets

Explore data-driven statistical modeling of nonthermal particle acceleration by kink instability in relativistic jets, bridging plasma physics and astrophysics.

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