NYU Physics Courses

Quantum Mechanics and Observers for Gravity in a Closed Universe

Delve into quantum mechanics arguments for a one-dimensional Hilbert space in closed universe gravity, exploring the necessity of classical observers to reconcile this with our complex reality.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Emergent Learning in Analog Electronic Networks

Explore how analog electronic networks of self-adjusting resistors perform machine learning as an emergent property of physics, challenging traditional thermodynamic limits and creating foundations for energy-efficient AI hardware.

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

Conformal Collider at Work - Energy Correlators as Probes of QFT Dynamics

Explore energy correlators as powerful tools for studying QCD dynamics and probing physics beyond the Standard Model, especially in nearly conformal BSM scenarios that challenge conventional techniques.

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

Unquantized Vortices in Superconductors

Explore groundbreaking research on unquantized vortices in superconductors, examining their unique properties and implications for quantum physics through Stanford University's latest findings.

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

Topological Materials and Relativistic Fermions - From Condensed Matter Physics to Quantum Field Theory

Explore the fascinating intersection of condensed matter physics and quantum field theory, examining topological materials, edge states, and their implications for both fields.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Capillary Attraction Underlies Bacterial Collective Dynamics

Discover how capillary forces drive bacterial collective behavior, focusing on M. xanthus and its remarkable group dynamics through computational modeling and experimental insights.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Axions in Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Gravity

Delve into advanced theoretical physics exploring axions, their role in quantum field theory, interaction with magnetic monopoles, and significance in quantum gravity and dark matter research.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Gravitational Scattering in the Worldline Effective Field Theory Approach

Delve into advanced gravitational physics, exploring worldline Effective Field Theory methods for analyzing binary system dynamics, gravitational waveforms, and post-Minkowskian perturbation techniques.

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

Soft Particles and the Geometry of the Space of Celestial CFTs

Delve into quantum gravity concepts through celestial CFT formalism, exploring bulk-boundary correspondence, BMS group dynamics, and soft particle theorems in asymptotically flat spacetimes.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Venus as a Potentially Habitable Planet - The Search for Signs of Life

Explore the intriguing possibility of life on Venus, examining atmospheric mysteries, phosphine detection, and the challenges of potential microbial existence in Venus's sulfuric acid clouds.

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

Emergence of Space and Time in Holographic Duality

Delve into quantum gravity's holographic duality principles, exploring how geometric concepts and spacetime emerge from conformal field theory in this advanced physics seminar from MIT's Hong Liu.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Bulk Reconstruction from Generalized Free Fields

Delve into advanced quantum field theory concepts, exploring bulk reconstruction methods and generalized free fields with Stanford physicist Xiaoliang Qi.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Exoplanet Atmospheres and the Search for Signs of Life Beyond Earth

Explore the challenges and possibilities in detecting habitable exoplanets using JWST, focusing on atmospheric analysis techniques and the quest to find signs of life beyond Earth.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mechanical Sensors for Dark Matter Detection and Optomechanical Systems

Explore groundbreaking optomechanical systems and their applications in detecting dark matter, gravitational waves, and neutrinos through advanced mechanical sensor technology and quantum measurements.

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

3D Gravity and Teichmueller TQFT

Delve into advanced theoretical physics concepts exploring the relationship between three-dimensional quantum gravity in AdS3 and Teichmueller TQFT, with insights on SL(2,R) Chern-Simons theory.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video