Curved Spacetime Courses and Certifications

Black Holes, Tides, and Curved Spacetime: Understanding Gravity

124 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Peer into one of the great mysteries of modern physics-the force of gravity-in this brilliant and insightful course taught by an award-winning professor of physics.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

BIMSA

Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime - Introduction and Mathematical Issues

Explore quantum field theory in curved spacetime, examining its principles, applications, and mathematical challenges in the context of general relativity and black hole phenomena.

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

Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics (ESI)

Feynman Propagators on Curved Spacetime

Explore Feynman propagators on curved spacetime, their construction, and connection to quantum states. Delve into microlocal techniques and their application to wave and Dirac-type operators.

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

PBS

Curved Spacetime in General Relativity

Explore the fundamentals of general relativity, from special relativity to curved spacetime, challenging perceptions of gravity, light, and the nature of reality itself.

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

General Relativity II: Applications

Explore Einstein's field equations and their applications to black holes, gravitational waves, and cosmology in this advanced physics study.

• Coursera
• 1 day 1 hour 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

The Royal Institution

A Brief Introduction to General Relativity

Explore Einstein's Theory of General Relativity with physicist Anthony Zee, covering gravity waves, curved spacetime, black holes, and cutting-edge topics in theoretical physics. Gain insights into the mysteries of our universe.

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

Galileo Galilei Institute

Why Do Things Fall? An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime

Explore quantum field theory in curved spacetime, understanding gravity's effects on particles and fields, including phenomena like the Hawking effect and Unruh vacuum.

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

Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics (ESI)

Nonlocal Generalizations of Green Hyperbolicity in Curved Spacetimes

Explore nonlocal generalisations of Green hyperbolicity, examining applications in QFT on curved spacetimes and implications for measurement theory and noncommutative geometries.

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

Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics (ESI)

Detecting the Unruh Effect in Thermal Analogue Systems

Explore the Unruh effect in thermal analogue systems, focusing on BECs and superfluid helium. Discover recent proposals and theoretical developments for detecting this quantum phenomenon.

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

Centrum Fizyki Teoretycznej PAN

Feynman Propagator on Curved Spacetimes - Definitions and Examples

Explore the Feynman propagator in Quantum Field Theory, examining its definitions and applications across various spacetime models, including stationary, FLRW, and de Sitter.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics (ESI)

The Propagation of Fermions on Curved Backgrounds of Matrix Models

Explore fermion propagation on curved IKKT matrix model backgrounds, examining spin-geometry coupling and comparing results with Einstein-Cartan theory and general relativity.

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

Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics (ESI)

New Proposal for Renormalisation Group Equations on Curved Spacetimes

Explore new renormalisation group equations for curved spacetimes, focusing on perturbative algebraic quantum field theory and flow equations applicable to arbitrary globally hyperbolic spacetimes.

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

CY Advanced Studies

Gravity and Quantum Physics - Effects and Measurements

Explore quantum effects in gravitational physics, including Hawking radiation and measuring spacetime geometry with quantum objects. Gain insights into the mathematics behind these phenomena.

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

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Consistent Coupling of Gravity to Matter II

Explore how gravitational fields transform Minkowski spacetime into curved spacetime and understand the Principle of General Coordinate Invariance for point particles.

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

BIMSA

Propagators on Curved Spacetimes from Operator Theory

Explore advanced operator theory techniques for understanding propagators in curved spacetime geometries through rigorous mathematical analysis.

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