String Theory Courses and Certifications

ICTP-SAIFR

Open-Closed-Open Triality for Heavy Operators

Explore the intricate relationship between open and closed string theories through heavy operator analysis in quantum field theory and gravity.

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

Simons Foundation

Worldsheet Axion - The Status Report

Explore cutting-edge research on worldsheet axions in string theory and their implications for understanding confinement and QCD strings in theoretical physics.

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

PBS

Understanding the Holographic Universe

Explore cutting-edge theories in physics, from black holes and Hawking radiation to string theory, challenging our understanding of the universe and information.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

World Science Festival

Fundamental Lessons from String Theory

Explore string theory's groundbreaking insights with Cumrun Vafa, covering fundamental concepts, duality frames, space basics, quantum geometry, and entropy in this enlightening lecture.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Michael Penn

An Algebra for String Theory - The Virasoro Algebra

Explore the Virasoro algebra, a fundamental concept in string theory, and its applications in theoretical physics and mathematics.

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

World Science Festival

The Planck Length and String Theory Testing Challenges - Your Daily Equation 15

Explore the Planck scale with Brian Greene, understanding its significance in quantum mechanics and gravity, and its implications for testing string theory.

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

World Science Festival

String Theory, Quantum Gravity and Black Holes - Are We Holograms?

Explore cutting-edge physics with Brian Greene and Juan Maldacena, delving into string theory, quantum gravity, black holes, and the holographic principle. Uncover fascinating connections in modern theoretical physics.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

World Science Festival

Black Holes, Quantum Gravity, and String Theory: From Theory to Observation

Delve into cutting-edge theories of black holes and quantum gravity with physicist Andrew Strominger and Brian Greene, exploring groundbreaking concepts from string theory to the holographic principle.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Galileo Galilei Institute (GGI)

String Field Theory and String Perturbation Theory

Explore advanced string field theory concepts through expert lectures covering worldline approaches, classical solutions, D-branes, and scattering amplitudes in this comprehensive conference.

• YouTube
• 1 day 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

The Tropical Limit of String Theory and Feynman Integrals

Explore the intersection of string theory, Feynman integrals, and tropical geometry. Discover how tropical limits provide insights into complex physical phenomena and algebraic structures.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Knot Polynomials from Chern-Simons Field Theory and Their String Theoretic Implications by P. Ramadevi

Explore knot polynomials, Chern-Simons theory, and string theory connections. Learn about knot classification, invariants, homology, and gauge-string duality in topological strings. Discover M-theory descriptions and brane constructions.

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

Hausdorff Center for Mathematics

Iterated Integrals of Modular Forms in String Theory

Explore iterated integrals of modular forms in string theory, their connection to scattering amplitudes, and the concept of multiple modular values in physics.

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

Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques (IHES)

Introducing String Field Theory from a Geometrical Perspective

Explore string field theory's geometrical foundations, its construction from 2D CFT, and its connection to moduli spaces. Learn how neural networks aid in computing string theory potentials.

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

IMSA

String Theory as Applied (Very Classical) Algebraic Geometry

Explore the application of classical algebraic geometry to string theory, focusing on Heterotic/F-theory duality and how Enriques surfaces provide properties needed for the Standard Model in physics.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Institute for Advanced Study

Duality of Decaying Turbulence to a Solvable String Theory

Delve into the mathematical reformulation of Navier-Stokes equations as a solvable string theory, exploring how the Euler ensemble provides analytical solutions for decaying turbulence phenomena.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video