Instantons Courses and Certifications

IMSA

Instantons, Suspension, and Surgery

Explore advanced concepts in gauge theory, including instantons, suspension, and surgery techniques for manifolds with boundary components and their applications in cobordism maps.

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

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Normalization of Instantons in Minimal Superstring Theory

Explore instantons in minimal superstring theory, focusing on normalization techniques. Gain insights into quantum gravity and string theory applications.

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

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies DIAS

Monopoles and Baryons from Sphalerons and Instantons

Explore non-perturbative quantum field theory phenomena in particle physics, focusing on sphalerons and instantons, their role in baryon number violation, and implications for cosmology and magnetic monopoles.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

ICTP-SAIFR

Krylov Complexity from Circuit Complexity and from Instantons

Explore Krylov complexity through circuit complexity and instantons in quantum field theory and condensed matter physics applications.

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

ICTP-SAIFR

Scattering of Open and Closed Strings on AdS and The Unreasonable Effectiveness of D-instantons - Day 15

Explore advanced string theory through scattering on AdS spaces and D-instantons in theoretical physics with leading experts Fernando Alday and Xi Yin.

• YouTube
• 3 hours 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

M-Seminar, Kansas State University

Moduli Spaces of Instantons and Integrable Systems - From Calogero-Moser to DELL Systems

Explore the intricate relationship between equivariant cohomology theories of instanton moduli spaces and integrable systems, focusing on Calogero-Moser, Ruijsennars-Schneider, and DELL systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Simons Foundation

Self-Dual Monopole Loops, Instantons and Confinement

Explore advanced quantum field theory concepts connecting self-dual monopole loops, instantons, and confinement mechanisms in QCD through expert analysis.

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

IMSA

Instantons, Suspension, and Surgery - Part 1

Explore Dehn surgery number in 3-manifolds, using mod 2 instanton homology and Froyshov's q_3 invariant to prove existence of integer homology 3-spheres with arbitrarily large surgery numbers.

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

IMSA

Cohomological Hall Algebras, Nekrasov Instantons, and Coulomb Branches

Explore advanced mathematical concepts in gauge theory, including Cohomological Hall algebras, Nekrasov instantons, and their connections to geometric representation theory and 3D Calabi-Yau manifolds.

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

BIMSA

Analysis of ALH* Gravitational Instantons

Explore ALH* gravitational instantons, their Laplacian properties, and moduli space compactification. Gain insights into Calabi-Yau metrics and their applications in SYZ conjecture and K3 surface collapsing.

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

BIMSA

Nahm Transform: Old and New - From Yang-Mills Instantons to ALF Gravitational Instantons

Explore the Nahm transform's origins and recent extensions to ALF gravitational instantons, enhancing understanding of Yang-Mills instanton moduli spaces.

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

BIMSA

ZZ Instantons and the Non-Perturbative Dual of c = 1 String Theory

Explore ZZ instantons in c=1 string theory, examining non-perturbative effects on closed string scattering and identifying a dual state in matrix quantum mechanics.

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

Galileo Galilei Institute

Gravitational Instantons, Strong CP Problem and Its Companion Axion Solution

Explore gravitational instantons, the strong CP problem, and axion solutions in this advanced physics lecture by Archil Kobakhidze.

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

Galileo Galilei Institute

Gravitational Instantons, Strong CP Problem and Its Companion Axion Solution

Explore gravitational instantons, the strong CP problem, and axion solutions in this advanced physics lecture by Archil Kobakhidze.

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

Galileo Galilei Institute

Gravitational Instantons - Old and New

Explore gravitational instantons, their historical context, and recent developments in this advanced physics lecture by Maciej Dunajski.

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