Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics Courses

Fractionation Processes in Crystallizing White Dwarfs - Simon Blouin

Explore fractionation processes in crystallizing white dwarfs, examining their impact on stellar evolution and composition. Gain insights into cutting-edge research in astrophysics and stellar remnants.

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

Mergers of White Dwarfs as Failed Type Ia Supernovae - Ashley Ruiter

Explore white dwarf mergers as potential failed Type Ia supernovae, examining their characteristics and implications for stellar evolution and galactic populations.

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

Big Developments in Little Stars - Jim Fuller

Explore recent advancements in understanding small stars, their evolution, and impact on astrophysics. Gain insights into cutting-edge research and its implications for our comprehension of stellar systems.

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

The Turbulence Characteristics of Pyroclastic Density Currents - Gert Lube

Explore turbulence in pyroclastic density currents through field observations, experiments, simulations, and theory. Gain insights into multiphase geophysical flows and their complex dynamics.

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

Factors Controlling the Runout Distance of Pyroclastic Density Currents - Olivier Roche

Explore factors influencing pyroclastic density currents' runout distance through field observations, experiments, simulations, and theoretical approaches in geophysical multiphase flows.

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

Granular and Fluid Instabilities in Explosive Volcanic Eruptions - Joe Dufek

Explore granular and fluid instabilities in explosive volcanic eruptions, examining multiphase flows in geophysical contexts through field observations, experiments, simulations, and theoretical approaches.

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

From Creepy to Catastrophic - Some Puzzling Behaviors of Natural

Exploring puzzling behaviors in natural systems, from creepy to catastrophic, through geophysical and environmental multiphase flows. Insights from field observations, experiments, simulations, and theory.

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

Field & Laboratory Observations of Floc Aggregates in Muddy Suspensions - Kyle Strom

Explores floc aggregates in muddy suspensions through field and lab observations, contributing to understanding of geophysical and environmental multiphase flows in atmospheric and oceanic systems.

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

Local Fluctuations in the Shear Modulus of Granular Beds - Corey O'Hern (Yale)

Explore local shear modulus fluctuations in granular beds with Yale's Corey O'hern. Part of a conference on geophysical and environmental multiphase flows, focusing on particle-laden systems in geosciences.

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

The Role of Turbulent Coherent Structures on the Evolving Seabed - Tian-Jian Hsu

Explores the impact of turbulent coherent structures on seabed evolution, integrating field observations, experiments, and simulations to advance understanding of multiphase geophysical flows.

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

Flow of Immersed Granular Media - Experiments and Continuum

Experimental and theoretical insights into the flow behavior of immersed granular media, exploring multiphase geophysical phenomena from particle-laden flows to granular material transport over complex surfaces.

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

Two Topics in Sheared Suspensions - Contact Force Networks & Inertial Flow - Jeffrey Morris

Explores contact force networks and inertial flow in sheared suspensions, discussing advances in understanding multiphase geophysical flows through observations, experiments, simulations, and theory.

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

Turbulence, Clouds and Climate Models - Joao Teixeira

Explore the complex interplay between turbulence, clouds, and climate models in this talk by Joao Teixeira. Gain insights into geophysical fluid dynamics and their impact on atmospheric science and climate prediction.

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

Modulation by Cloud Droplet Size of Microphysical and Radiative Processes - Adele Igel

Explore how cloud droplet size influences microphysical and radiative processes in atmospheric science, presented by Adele Igel from UC Davis at a geophysical multiphase flows conference.

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

Zooming Out - Understanding Cloud Systems From Complex & Idealized Models

Explore cloud systems through complex and idealized models, examining multi-scale physics and dynamics in geophysical flows. Gain insights into atmospheric processes and their broader implications.

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