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The Edges of the Universe

Offered By: Harvard University via World Science U

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Physics Courses Astronomy Courses Black Holes Courses Quantum Gravity Courses String Theory Courses

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

  1. Contradictions in Physics
  2. Quantum Gravity
  3. Black Holes
  4. The Black Hole Information Puzzle
  5. Holograms and Symmetry

Taught by

Andrew Strominger

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