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Sommerfeld Lecture Series (ASC)

Every semester the Arnold Sommerfeld Center for Theoretical Physics invites a distinguished theoretical physicist in order to present a short series of lectures with increasing level of specialization... Read more

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Thibault Damour: Black Hole Binary Dynamics from Classical and Quantum Gravitational Scattering

Thibault Damour: Black Hole Binary Dynamics from Classical and Quantum Gravitational Scattering

Gravitational wave signals from coalescing binary black holes are detected, and analyzed, by using large banks of templa... Read more

13 May 2022

1hr 10mins

Ranked #2

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Theory Colloquium: Topological Gravity and Matrix Models

Theory Colloquium: Topological Gravity and Matrix Models

Random matrix models are ubiquitous in physics and have beenstudied from many perspectives. One important application is... Read more

12 May 2022

1hr 13mins

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Theory Colloquium: Scaling Down the Laws of Thermodynamics

Theory Colloquium: Scaling Down the Laws of Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics provides a robust conceptual framework andset of laws that govern the exchange of energy and matter.Altho... Read more

12 May 2022

1hr 13mins

Ranked #4

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Public Lecture: Superconductivity

Public Lecture: Superconductivity

Superconductivity, the ability of certain materials to conduct electricity withno resistance whatsoever, has fascinated ... Read more

12 May 2022

1hr 6mins

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Sommerfeld Theory Colloquium: Quantum Matter with Strong Correlations

Sommerfeld Theory Colloquium: Quantum Matter with Strong Correlations

From copper-oxide superconductors to rare-earth compounds, materials with strong electronic correlations have focused en... Read more

12 May 2022

1hr 18mins

Ranked #6

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Sommerfeld Theory Colloquium: Sloppy Models and How Science Works

Sommerfeld Theory Colloquium: Sloppy Models and How Science Works

“With four parameters I can fit an elephant; with five I can make it wag its tail.” Systems biology models of the cell h... Read more

12 May 2022

1hr 12mins

Ranked #7

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Theory Colloquium: Quantum Information and Spacetime

Theory Colloquium: Quantum Information and Spacetime

Aside from enabling revolutionary future technologies, quantuminformation science is providing powerful new tools for at... Read more

12 May 2022

1hr 19mins

Ranked #8

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Theory Colloquium: The Life and Death of Turbulence

Theory Colloquium: The Life and Death of Turbulence

Turbulence is the last great unsolved problem of classical physics. But thereis no consensus on what it would mean to ac... Read more

12 May 2022

1hr 18mins

Ranked #9

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What can Theoretical Physics tell us about the Origin and Evolution of Early Life?

What can Theoretical Physics tell us about the Origin and Evolution of Early Life?

Life on Earth is wonderfully diverse, with a multitude of life forms, structuresand evolutionary mechanisms. However, th... Read more

12 May 2022

1hr 17mins

Ranked #10

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Solid State Theory Seminar: Death of a Quasiparticle: Strong Correlations from Hund's Coupling

Solid State Theory Seminar: Death of a Quasiparticle: Strong Correlations from Hund's Coupling

According to the Landau description of Fermi liquids, low- energy excitations in metals are constructed out of quasipart... Read more

12 May 2022

1hr 23mins

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