NYU Physics Courses

Broken Higher-Form Symmetries in Particle Physics: Applications and Implications

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Explore groundbreaking applications of generalized symmetries in particle physics, focusing on extra-dimensional axions and baryon number violation, with implications for astrophysics and cosmology.

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• 1 hour 13 minutes
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Classical and Quantum Detection of Gravitational Waves

Explore the detection of gravitational waves, from astrophysical to cosmogenic sources, and understand how quantum sensors may be crucial for detecting the most interesting signals.

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• 1 hour 10 minutes
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Boundary Scattering and Non-invertible Symmetries in 1+1 Dimensions

Delve into boundary scattering in quantum field theories, exploring how non-invertible symmetries modify conventional crossing relations and examining kink scattering in minimal model deformations.

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• 1 hour 27 minutes
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Strings from Almost Nothing - Bootstrapping String Theory from First Principles

Discover how string theory emerges uniquely from first principles using modern amplitudes techniques to bootstrap quantum gravity from fundamental physical constraints.

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• 1 hour 7 minutes
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The ε-Expansion and Boundary/Defect CFTs

Explore advanced techniques in theoretical physics, focusing on epsilon-expansion methods for studying boundary and defect universality classes in O(N) models and critical phenomena.

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• 1 hour 3 minutes
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Where is the KdV Equation? Mapping the Space of Integrable Equations

Explore the KdV equation's role in integrable systems, from soliton solutions to exotic generalizations using 2d CFT methods and parameter space mapping.

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• 1 hour 8 minutes
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The Fates of Stars Orbiting Too Close to Massive Black Holes

Explore stellar dynamics near massive black holes, covering tidal disruption, gravitational waves, and connections to recurring transients and galactic center phenomena.

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• 1 hour 35 minutes
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Hydrodynamics with Anomalies and Effective Field Theory

Explore hydrodynamics as bosonic effective field theory, connecting Euler fluids to bosonization, chiral anomalies, and topological gauge theory in multiple dimensions.

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• 53 minutes
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Gravitational Waves from the Early Universe and Cosmic Domain Walls

Explore gravitational waves from early Universe cosmic domain walls, their detection methods, cosmological evolution, and potential for creating primordial black holes.

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• 1 hour 8 minutes
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A Prior on Initial Conditions in Inflation from the Gravitational Path Integral

Explore quantum gravity's connection to inflationary cosmology through complex saddle point geometries and gravitational path integrals with observational implications.

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• 1 hour 26 minutes
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Quantum Black Holes - Understanding Chaos and Information Paradox

Delve into the fascinating physics of quantum black holes, exploring their chaotic nature, interior mysteries, Hawking's information paradox, and implications for quantum gravity and spacetime.

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• 1 hour 13 minutes
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Quark Mass Dependence of Nuclear Interactions and Axion Condensation in Neutron Stars

Delve into advanced nuclear physics concepts, exploring quark mass interactions, axion condensation in neutron stars, and their observable effects through Effective Field Theory frameworks.

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• 1 hour 14 minutes
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Uncovering the History of the Universe with 21 cm Cosmology

Explore how radio telescopes use 21 cm hydrogen emissions to map the universe's history, from the formation of first stars to the Epoch of Reionization and large-scale cosmic structures.

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• 1 hour 9 minutes
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Domain Walls and Their Junctions from N=1 Quarks and Gluons

Delve into domain walls and their junctions in supersymmetric QCD, exploring wall multiplicities, local vs topological distinctions, and low-energy theories in quantum field theory.

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• 1 hour 11 minutes
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Emergent Local Physics in Quantum Gravity

Delve into quantum gravity theory and the emergence of classical geometry through von Neumann algebras, exploring AdS/CFT correspondence and boundary CFT implications for local physics.

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• 1 hour 16 minutes
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