NYU Physics Courses

Supra-resonant Dynamics and Self-excited Oscillations in Insect Flight

Explore how insects achieve efficient flight through supra-resonant dynamics and self-excited oscillations, revealing evolutionary strategies that optimize energy and control.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Dark Matter at Finite Temperature

Explore how dark matter properties change in different astrophysical environments and learn new formalism for calculating finite temperature effects on DM production and detection.

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

A Double-Copy Picture of Strings in AdS

Explore the elegant KLT relations connecting open and closed string amplitudes in AdS space, revealing hidden structures between gluons and gravitons beyond flat spacetime.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

High-Precision Gravitational Scattering

Explore high-precision gravitational scattering techniques with renowned physicist Thibault Damour from IHES in this advanced physics discussion.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Challenges to the Lambda CDM Cosmology

Explore tensions in Lambda CDM cosmology, from Hubble constant discrepancies to DESI results and inflation's hierarchy problem with Cambridge's George Efstathiou.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Searching for Supermassive Black Hole Binaries - Gas, Gravity and Gravitational Waves

Explore supermassive black hole binaries, their formation in galactic collisions, orbital evolution through gas accretion, and detection prospects via gravitational waves and surveys.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

CP-Violation with Neutrino Disappearance and NuFast

Explore CP violation detection through neutrino disappearance experiments and discover NuFast, a precise technique for calculating oscillation probabilities in matter.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Galactic Archaeology in the Gaia Era - Understanding Galaxy Formation and Assembly

Explore how astronomical surveys like Gaia help uncover the Milky Way's structure and assembly history through detailed analysis of billions of stars' positions, motions, and chemical compositions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Dark Radiation Isocurvature from Cosmological Phase Transitions

Delve into cosmological phase transitions and their impact on dark radiation, exploring non-thermal processes, CMB observations, and non-Gaussian perturbations in theoretical physics.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Reconstructing Initial Conditions from Galaxy Surveys Using Optimal Transport

Explore advanced techniques in Optimal Transport for reconstructing initial fluctuation fields from galaxy surveys, with applications to astrophysical data analysis and observations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

James Webb Space Telescope Breakthroughs in Galaxy Formation and Black Hole Evolution

Discover groundbreaking findings from JWST observations, exploring black hole evolution, galaxy formation, and cosmic interactions through unprecedented detailed imagery and scientific analysis.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Gravitational Production of Dark Photons and Their Role as Dark Matter Candidates

Explore gravitational particle production of dark photons during cosmic inflation, examining nonminimal couplings to gravity, theoretical instabilities, and their potential role as dark matter candidates.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Topological Operators in Quantum Field Theory and Their Fate in Gravity

Explore advanced concepts in quantum field theory, focusing on topological operators, symmetry developments, and their relationship with gravity through collective coordinates analysis.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Black Hole Photon Ring - Testing General Relativity Through Black Hole Imaging

Explore the fascinating physics of black hole photon rings, their role in testing general relativity, and how NASA's BHEX mission aims to capture these elusive phenomena around M87*.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Higgs Physics with Neural Simulation-Based Inference at the LHC and ATLAS

Explore Neural Simulation-Based Inference applications in Higgs physics, focusing on advanced machine learning methods for statistical analysis at the Large Hadron Collider and ATLAS experiments.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video