Cosmic Strings Courses and Certifications

Galileo Galilei Institute

Axion Cosmology - Lecture 2

Explore axion cosmology, covering topics like topological susceptibility, evolution solutions, energy density, and cosmic strings. Gain insights into postinflationary scenarios and time trapping.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies DIAS

Search for Cosmic Strings Through Their Gravitational Wave Signals

Explore gravitational wave signals from cosmic strings and their detection prospects with upcoming experiments and recent pulsar timing array data.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

NCCR SwissMAP

Gravitating Vortices, Cosmic Strings, and the Kähler-Yang-Mills Equations

Explore gravitating vortices, cosmic strings, and Kähler--Yang--Mills theory in this advanced physics lecture on gauged maps and their moduli spaces.

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

Harvard CMSA

Gravitational Waves from Metastable Cosmic Strings

Explore the physics of metastable cosmic strings and their role in generating gravitational waves, with insights into Grand Unified Theories and recent pulsar timing observations.

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

The Royal Institution

The End of Everything - With Katie Mack

Explore cosmic endings with astrophysicist Katie Mack, delving into quantum mechanics, cosmology, and string theory to uncover potential fates of our universe based on current scientific understanding.

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

Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)

Seeing Through Space-Time - IPAM at UCLA

Explore inverse problems in spacetime structure, light observation sets, and cosmic microwave background, delving into mathematical challenges in gravitational wave astronomy.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

ICTP-SAIFR

Harvesting Vacuum Entanglement in Cosmic String Spacetime

Explore vacuum entanglement harvesting in cosmic string spacetime and its implications for quantum aspects of gravity in laboratory settings.

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

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Gravitational Waves and Fundamental Physics - Probing Beyond the Standard Model

Explore the groundbreaking world of gravitational waves, from their detection in black hole mergers to their role in probing fundamental physics beyond the Standard Model and early universe phenomena.

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

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Astrophysical Sources of Gravitational Waves - Lecture 2

Delve into the physics of gravitational waves from astrophysical sources, exploring detection methods, black hole mergers, neutron stars, and their implications for fundamental physics research.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Domain Wall Networks: Gravitational Waves and Primordial Black Holes in Cosmic Birefringence

Explore gravitational wave detection's role in probing physics beyond the Standard Model, from primordial black holes to cosmic phenomena and their implications for fundamental physics.

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

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Astrophysical Sources of Gravitational Waves

Delve into gravitational wave sources from astrophysical phenomena, exploring their detection, implications for physics beyond Standard Model, and connections to cosmic events like black hole mergers.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Gravitational Waves - The Theorist's Swiss Knife for Probing Beyond Standard Model Physics

Explore gravitational waves' role in probing physics beyond the Standard Model, from cosmic strings to phase transitions, and their potential to unlock fundamental mysteries of the universe.

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

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Learning the High Redshift Universe Using Nano-hertz and Hecto-hertz Gravitational Wave Background

Explore gravitational wave detection's role in probing high-redshift universe phenomena, from black hole mergers to cosmic strings, and understand their implications for physics beyond the Standard Model.

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

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Detection Principles of Gravitational Wave Observatories

Delve into the fundamental principles behind gravitational wave detection, exploring observatory operations, detection methods, and their role in understanding cosmic phenomena and physics beyond the Standard Model.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Experimental Detection Principles of Gravitational Waves

Delve into gravitational wave detection principles, exploring experimental methods for identifying signals from black hole mergers, neutron stars, and other cosmic phenomena that probe physics beyond the Standard Model.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video