The Edges of the Universe
Offered By: Harvard University via World Science U
Course Description
Overview
Breakthrough Prize winner Andrew Strominger and string theorist Cumrun Vafa rediscovered the elusive quantity of black hole entropy in a groundbreaking calculation. Join Professor Strominger for an overview of how string theory has allowed us to understand how, and where, black holes store information.
Syllabus
- Contradictions in Physics
- Quantum Gravity
- Black Holes
- The Black Hole Information Puzzle
- Holograms and Symmetry
Taught by
Andrew Strominger
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