Sakurai prize of the american physical society 1998. The final two lectures are devoted to the adscft duality as a special. This is described above in the string theory section. The first lecture describes the puzzle of black hole information loss that led to the idea of black hole complementarity and subsequently to the holographic principle itself. Lecture 1 of leonard susskinds modern physics course concentrating on quantum mechanics. Leonard susskinds online lectures stanford university has posted an extensive collection of academic lectures online as part of their continuing studies series. Below are the links to the playlists of the full courses plays next lecture automatically.
Soatthatearlytime,whenthetemperaturewas,say,10 degrees, the universe was a hot soup of photons, protons, antiprotons, electrons and antielectrons, also named posi. Feynmans lectures a precursor to the lectures upon which qed. Guiding eyes for the blind is approved by the internal revenue service as a 501 c 3 taxexempt organization, and all donations are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. Leonard susskinds online lectures whiskeytangofoxtrot. Advice on lectures by leonard susskind physics forums. I didnt look closely enough to figure out exactly what level the lectures are pitched at, but it looks like a fairly standard advancedundergrad or beginninggrad introduction to the subject.
Many of us will take out a mortgage so that we can buy our own home. It was a part of the political confrontation that trump later won while the likes of susskind have lost it. Ive mentioned before leonard susskinds lectures on physics, modern physics. So, please visit that page for current lecture information. String theory and the illusion of intelligent design 2005 this book presents susskinds view of how string theory predicts a vast string theory landscape and how the anthropic principle can be applied to evaluate the various physical properties of our universe against all of the assorted possibilities.
Susskind coauthored a series of companion books to his lecture series the theoretical minimum. Advanced quantum mechanics, notes based on online course. One was on quantum mechanics1 and the other was on black holes. I make no guarantee as to the accuracy of these notes.
Lecture 1 of leonard susskinds modern physics course. The series explores the essential theoretical foundations of modern physics, helping lifelong learners like you attain the theoretical minimum for thinking intelligently about modern physics. Leonard susskind is the felix bloch professor of theoretical physics at stanford university. The second lecture discusses the holographic entropy bound in general spacetimes. Leonard susskind stanford institute for theoretical physics and department of physics, stanford university, stanford, ca 943054060, usa abstract quantum gravity may have as much to tell us about the foundations and interpretation of quantum mechanics as it does about gravity. Industrial concentration, the economic disintegration of the soviet union, institute for international economics, vienna, 22 april 1992. Guiding eyes for the blind federal identification number ein is 1854606. Professor susskind uses the quantum mechanics of angular momentum derived in the last lecture to develop the hamiltonian for the central force coulomb. Via dmitry podolsky, a series of youtube videos from stanford encompassing an entire course by lenny susskind on general relativity. This is the first of three lectures on complexity and its role in black hole physics. He received the pregel award from the new york academy of science 1975, and the j. This stanford continuing studies course is the second of a sixquarter sequence of classes exploring the essential theoretical foundations of modern physics. Downloadable lecture documents guiding eyes for the blind. He has won both the pregel award from the new york academy of science and the j.
These pages contain notes on professor susskinds classes in the stanford continuing studies program. He is a member of the us national academy of sciences, and. As i continue watching them, i shall flesh out this list and annotate. This minicourse is open to all university professors and students. Lectures on complexity and black holes lecture i institute for. He is a member of the national academy of sciences of the usa, and the american academy of arts and sciences, an associate member of. Susskind video lectures publicly available on youtube 1. This can be a very satisfying thing to be able to do and it can give us security with regards to knowing that we will always have somewhere to live. Throughout this period, a few theorists, including t hooft and susskind, have felt that the basic principles of quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics have to be made to coexist with black hole evaporation. Physicist leonard susskind spins a few stories about his friendship with the legendary richard feynman, discussing his unconventional approach to problems both serious and. This course of the theoretical minimum series will concentrate on cosmology, the science of the origin and development of the universe. He is a member of the national academy of sciences.
Class notes below you will find the notes i took while auditing leonard susskinds stanford university lectures on classical mechanics via youtube. Leonard susskinds dumb attack on steve bannon half a year ago, leonard susskind wrote a childish letter attacking donald trump. Leonard susskind, felix bloch professor of physics. These are my class notes from professor susskinds class series at stanford. Below, you will find three courses the first of eventually six presented by leonard susskind, a stanford physicist who helped conceptualize string theory and has waged a longrunning black hole war with stephen hawking see his new book on that subject here. This gives a total of 57 lectures, summing up to approx 100 hours. Leonard susskind received a phd from cornell university and has taught at stanford since 1979. I have been planning to listen and study these lectures by prof and great physicist leonard susskind. Leonard susskind derives the energy levels of electrons in an atom using the quantum mechanics of angular momentum, and then moves on to describe the quantum mechanics of the harmonic oscillator. My main topics of interest are particle physics, cosmology and black hole physics. Stanford universitys continuing studies program has published eleven series of lectures by leonard susskind.
Professor susskind states that he wants to convey the theoretical minimum of physics required to understand modern physics. Freely available on itunes and youtube see below, these video lectures trace the. Leonard susskind of the stanford institute for theoretical physics discusses the indestructability of information and the nature of black holes in a lecture entitled the world as hologram. Susskind lectures on general relativity sean carroll. He received a bs in physics from city college of new york and a phd from cornell university. May 11, 2009 leonard susskind lectures on harmonic oscillators, quantum states, boxes of radiation and all associated computations such as wavelengths, volume, energy and temperature. Introduction to string theory and superstring theory ii pdf 5. Jodin moreys class notes while auditing leonard susskinds stanford university lectures on classical. H is the familiar hubbles constant, which is independent of the points you select, but is not really a constant because it increases with time. Since i wrote them while auditing the class, i have not edited them. He is a member of the national academy of science and the american academy of arts and sciences, and the recipient of numerous prizes including the science writing prize of the american. Along the way, students will take a close look at the big bang, the geometry of spacetime, inflationary cosmology, cosmic microwave background, dark matter, dark. Where d stands for the current displacement and h is a constant that scales displacement into a velocity.
Leonard susskinds online lectures are always excellent, including the theoretical minimum series. It is beautifully designed, well maintained, and uptodate. Classical mechanics class notes university of minnesota. The theoretical minimum is a series of popular courses taught by worldrenowned stanford university physics professor leonard susskind. For that we go back to special relativity to spell out whatthatmeans. Dear trooper, welcome to the forum and welcome to this tread on leonard susskinds courses. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent. Our exploration of the theoretical underpinnings of modern physics begins with classical mechanics, the mathematical physics worked out by isaac newton 16421727 and later by joseph lagrange 173618 and william rowan hamilton 18051865.
Papers and lectures planned economics and defense conversion in the soviet union, economics and security in the soviet union, council on economic prioritiesiskan, moscow, 22 november 1990. Classically could be a particle moving in a central force field 3d postion defined by r and 2 angles quantum mechanically particle described by a wave function. Leonard susskinds modern physics course concentrating on classical mechanics. Here is a selection of links to lectures by leonard susskind, one of the fathers of string theory. The strange theory of light and matter was based, these videos are a mustsee leonard susskinds online lectures posted online as part of stanford universitys continuing studies series, these excellent lectures cover everything from classical mechanics to quantum chromodynamics. The theoretical minimum, which are an excellent set of video. It was alephnull on another thread which i started to list all physics audio and video lectures, that i found these lectures, prof. Along the way, students will take a close look at the big bang, the geometry of spacetime, inflationary cosmology, cosmic microwave background, dark matter, dark energy, the anthropic principle, and the string theory landscape. The quantum origins of gravitythis years oppenheimer lecture will be presented by leonard susskind. It pointed out a feature of quantum mechanics that deeply troubled einstein.
Leonard susskind teaches you the theoretical minimum for. For the past decade, leonard susskind, one of americas preeminent physicists, has taught a series of six courses in stanfords continuing studies program. Are leonard susskinds youtube lectures enough to achieve. His research interests include string theory, quantum field theory, quantum statistical mechanics, and quantum cosmology. Leonard susskind is the felix bloch professor of physics at stanford university. Leonard susskind institute for theoretical physics. His research interests include string theory, quantum field theory, quantum statistical mechanics and quantum cosmology. Distinguished theoretical physicist leonard susskind, professor of physics at stanford, will give a series of lectures on black holes and holography at perimeter institute in waterloo. Leonard susskind is the felix bloch professor of theoretical physics at stanford university, and director of the stanford institute for theoretical physics. Spacelike,timelike,andlightlikeintervals,and lightcones lets begin with timelike, spacelike, and lightlike intervals.
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