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The Past and Future of Unification

Offered By: Institute for Advanced Study via World Science U

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Quantum Mechanics Courses General Relativity Courses Theoretical Physics Courses String Theory Courses

Course Description

Overview

Theoretical physicist Robbert Dijkgraaf explores how physicists are striving for the long-sought unification of quantum mechanics and general relativity, with string theory being a leading contender.

 

Syllabus

  1. Truth and Beauty
  2. Particles and Fields
  3. “Who Ordered This?"
  4. Gravity

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