PSI Lectures/2012

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Welcome PSI 2012/13

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• Part 2

Algebra - Anna Kostouki

• Lecture 1 - Linear Algebra: Vector spaces, basis, scalar product, linear operators, matrix representations

• Lecture 2 - Group theory: Finite groups (cyclic and permutation groups), rotational groups

• Lecture 3 - Group Theory contd: O(3) and SO(3), U(n) and SU(n), Lorentz and Poincare groups

• Lecture 4 - Tangent and cotangent space, vectors and tensors, Clifford algebras, Grassman algebras.

Student Presentations

• Part 1

• Part 2

• Part 3

• Part 4

Special Functions and Differential Equations - Dan Wohns

• Lecture 1 - Distributions: test functions, Dirac delta function, Derivatives of distributions, Multiplication of distributions by functions

• Lecture 2 - Solution Methods: Reduction of order, Variation of parameters, Power series method, WKB approximation

• Lecture 3 - Orthogonal Functions - Sturm-Liouville theory, Parseval's theorem, Orthogonal polynomials

• Lecture 4 - Special Functions and Complex Variables: Gamma function, Stirling's approxximation, Saddle point method, Zeta function

Calculus of Variation and Gaussian Integrals - Lilia Anguelova

• Lecture 1 - Gaussian integrals in one dimension; Multi-dimensional Gaussian integrals; Averages with Gaussian weight

• Lecture 2 - Wick's theorem; Imaginary Gaussian integrals; Gaussian integrals with Grassmann variables

• Lecture 3 - Functionals; Functional derivatives, Euler-Lagrange equations; Lagrangian Mechanics

• Lecture 4 - Noether's theorem; Euler-Lagrange equations for continuous systems; Energy-momentum tensor; Constrained variations

Integral transforms Green's Functions - David Kubiznak

• Lecture 1 - Green's functions, BVP, Poisson's equation, Green's identities, Method of images

• Lecture 2 - Fourier transform, diffusion equation, heat kernel, FT in quantum mechanics

• Lecture 3 - Maxwell's equation, Wave equation, Retarded Potentials, Feynman-Wheeler theory

• Lecture 4 - Functional integral, Propagator, Degrees of freedom in gauge theories

Condensed Matter 101 - Denis Dalidovich

• Lecture 1 - Basic models of condensed matter; thermodynamics of free electron gas

• Lecture 2 - Second quantisation; thermodynamics of free boson gas

• Lecture 3 - Crystal lattices and Bloch's theorem

• Lecture 4 - Motion in a periodic potential; tightly bound electrons

Mathematica - Pedro Vieira

• Lecture 1 - Part1 Part2

• Lecture 2 - Part1 Part2

• Lecture 3 - Part1 Part2

Ising Model - John Berlinsky

• Lecture 1

Core

Relativity - Michael Duff

• Lecture 1 - Motivation: Special relativity vs Newtonian Gravity

• Lecture 2 - Equivalence Principle, Coordinate Transformations

• Lecture 3 - General Covariance, Geodesic Equation, Tensors

• Lecture 4 - Tensor Algebra, Tensor Densities, Covariant Derivative

• Lecture 5 - Curvature Tensor and its Properties, Conditions for Flatness

• Lecture 6 - Geodesic Deviation, Einstein's Equations

• Lecture 7 - Solutions of Einstein's Equations: Schwarzschild Metric

• Lecture 8 - Charged Black Hole (Reissner-Nordstrom solution); Rotating Black Hole (Kerr Solution)

• Lecture 9 - Experimental Tests of GR: Precession of Perihelion, Deflection of Light

• Lecture 10 - Experimental Tests of GR: Precession of Perihelion, Deflection of Light

• Lecture 11 - Lagrangian Formulation, Einstein-Hilbert action

• Lecture 12 - Coupling Gravity to Matter: Scalar Field, Maxwell Field

• Lecture 13 - Brans-Dicke Theory, Vierbein Formalism

• Lecture 14 - Kaluza-Klein Theory, Supergravity

• Lecture 15 - Cosmology: Friedmann-Robertson-Walker Metric

Quantum Theory - Joseph Emerson

• Lecture 1 - Motivations and axioms of quantum theory.

• Lecture 2 - Axioms continued. Density matrix. The Schroedinger and the Heisenberg Pictures.

• Lecture 3 - The Von Neumann Equation. Composite and Entangled Systems.

• Lecture 4 - Subsystems and Partial Trace. Schmidt Decomposition. Von Neumann Entropy.

• Lecture 5 - Partial criteria for Entanglement. Positive Partial Transpose (PPT). Sequential Measurement and Collapse. Von Neumann model of a measurement.

• Lecture 6 - Abstract model of von Neumann measurement. Decoherence.

• Lecture 7 - Interpretational controversy surrounding the collapse of the wave function. EPR Paradox.

• Lecture 8 - Dirac's abstract formulation of quantum and classical mechanics in terms of the Poisson braket and the commutator.

• Lecture 9 - Bell's inequalities. CHSH inequality. Hidden variables.

• Lecture 10 - Final comments relating to Bell's theorem. Infinite dimensional Hilbert Spaces. Self-adjoint operators on infinitte dimensional Hilbert Spaces.

• Lecture 11 - Infinite dimensions continued. Markov processes and classical path integrals. The Feynman path integral.

• Lecture 12 - The Feynman path-integral continued. Open quantum systems. Kraus operators.

• Lecture 13 - The optical Bloch equations. NMR and the Bloch equations.

• Lecture 14 - The Rotating Wave Approximation. Continuos Models of Markovian Open Systems and Dynamics [The Lindblad Formalism].

• Lecture 15 - Concepts and Examples from Quantum Information. Quantum Circuts. factoring. Quantum Teleportation.

Quantum Field Theory I - Konstantin Zarembo

• Lecture 1 - Particles and Second Quantization, Bose Condensation

• Lecture 2 -Part 1 Part 2 - Phonons, Debye Theory

• Lecture 3 - Part 1 Part 2 - Klein-Gordon field, Conservation Laws, Noether's Theorem

• Lecture 4 -Part 1Part 2 - Quantization of Klein-Gordon field, Heisenberg Representation, Dirac's Equation

• Lecture 5 -Part 1 Part 2 - Spinors and Spin, Dirac Conjugation

• Lecture 6 - Part 1 Part 2 - Dirac Lagrangian, Solutions of Dirac Equation, Quantization, Weyl Fermions, Helicity

• Lecture 7 - Part 1 Part 2 - Electromagnetic Field: Gauge Symmetry, EM Waves, Quantization

• Lecture 8 - Part 1 Part 2 - Quantum Electrodynamics, Dimensional Analysis and Perturbation Theory

• Lecture 9 - Part 1 Part 2 - Idea of Renormalization, Green's Functions, Wick's Theorem

• Lecture 10 -Part 1 Part 2 - Feynman Propagator, Feynman Diagrams

• Lecture 11 - Part 1 Part 2 - Scattering Amplitudes, Perturbation Theory in QED

• Lecture 12 - Part 1 Part 2 - Scattering of Electrons, Coulomb Law from QED, Yukawa Interactions

• Lecture 13 -Part 1 Part 2 - Cross Sections and Decay Rates

• Lecture 14 -Part 1 Part 2 - Examples of QED Calculation, QFT: Summary Future Directions

Condensed Matter - Assa Auerbach

• Lecture 1 - From Hubbard Model to Heisenberg Model: Superexchange

• Lecture 2 - From Hubbard Model to Heisenberg Model: Brillouin-Wigner renormalization

• Lecture 3 - Coherent states for spins

• Lecture 4 - Spin coherent state path integral

• Lecture 5 - Spin wave theory from spin coherent path integral

• Lecture 6 - Field theory for quantum antiferromagnets; non-linear sigma-model

• Lecture 7 - Spontaneously broken symmetry

• Lecture 8 - Negative U Hubbard Model; particle-hole canonical transformation

• Lecture 9 - x-xz model; superconducting charge density wave and supersolid phases

• Lecture 10 - Field operators and boson coherent states

• Lecture 11 - Persistent currents and flux quantization

• Lecture 12 - Meissner effect, statics of vortices, Magnus force

• Lecture 13 - Motion of vortices; vortex lattice

Quantum Field Theory II - Francois David

• Lecture 1 - Euclidean time, Path Integrals, Relation between Euclidean field theory and statistical mechanics

• Lecture 2 - Operators and correlation functions in the path integral formalism, quantization of the free scalar field using functional integrals

• Lecture 3 - Free scalar field: Functional integration using spacetime discretization, Correlation functions

• Lecture 4 - Free scalar field propagator, Quantization of φ4 theory

• Lecture 5 - Structure of perturbative expansion, Effective action

• Lecture 6 - Effective action continued

• Lecture 7 - Kallen-Lehman spectral representation, Mass renormalization of φ4 theory

• Lecture 8 - Coupling constant renormalization of massless φ4 theory

• Lecture 9 - Renormalization group

• Lecture 10 - Grassman variables, Berezin calculus, Fermionic Path integrals

• Lecture 11 - Non-abelian gauge theory

• Lecture 12 - Yang-Mills action, Coupling to matter, Feynman rules

• Lecture 13 - Gauge fixing

• Lecture 14 - Faddeev-Popov determinant, ghosts, Feynman rules, Yang-Mills beta function

• Lecture 15 - Wilsonian renormalization, Renormalization of non-abelian gauge theory

Statistical Mechanics - John Berlinsky

• Lecture 0 - Ising Model

• Lecture 1 - Introduction to phase transitions, Spatial Correlation Functions

• Lecture 2 - Correlations and susceptibility, Critical exponents, Mean Field Theory Landau theory

• Lecture 3 - Vector order parameters, Spatially varying fields

• Lecture 4 - Spin-spin correlation function in MFT, Scaling Power laws

• Lecture 5 - Two-parameter scaling, relations among critical exponents, Kadanoff length scaling

• Lecture 6 - Ginzburg criterion, Gaussian model

• Lecture 7 - Gaussian model: partition function, free energy, internal energy, specific heat, critical region

• Lecture 8 - The renormalization group idea> Block spin renormalization for the 1-d Ising Model

• Lecture 9 - Block spin renormalization in d>1

• Lecture 10 - General RG theory; flows in the space of many couplings, scaling variables

• Lecture 11 - The ε expansion; the Gaussian model and the uσ4 model

• Lecture 12 - RG flow for model uσ4 continued; Wilson-Fisher fixed point

• Lecture 13 - Exponents from the ε expansion; corrections to scaling

Review

Standard Model - Mark Wise

• Lecture 1 - Phase spaces for decay widths and cross-sections

• Lecture 2 - Differential cross-sections and invariant amplitude: e^-e^+ to mu^- mu^+. The standard model gauge group. The Higgs doublet

• Lecture 3 - Spontaneous symmetry breaking and massive gauge bosons

• Lecture 4 - The particle content of the standard model. Yukawa couplings. The CKM matrix.

• Lecture 5 - Interactions of gauge bosons with fermions. Interactions of the Higgs boson with fermions. Muon decay.

• Lecture 6 - Muon decay continued. Renormalization of QED. Dimensional reguralization.

• Lecture 7 - Computation of counterterms in QED

• Lecture 8 - Beta function for the electromagnetic coupling constant. Renormalization of QCD. Asymptotic freedom.

• Lecture 9 - Applications of asymptotic freedom. Charmonium and bottomonium.

• Lecture 10 - Structure functions. Proton + proton to Z + X.

• Lecture 11 - Higgs decay into gluons.

• Lecture 12 - Renormalization of bottom mass. Chiral Lagrangian.

• Lecture 13 - Chiral perturbation theory. Light meson masses.

• Lecture 14 - Decay of pi minus. Application of chiral perturbation theory: The atmospheric neutrino problem. Discrete symmetries.

• Lecture 15 - Discrete symmetries continued. The PSI song. CP violation in the Standard Model. The CKM matrix and the unitarity triangle.

String Theory - Barton Zwiebach

• Lecture 1 - Review of Ralativity, Light cone coordinates, Compactification

• Lecture 2 - Orbifolds, Nonrelativistic sting, Relativistic point particle

• Lecture 3 - Relativistic strings, Nambu-Goto action

• Lecture 4 - Boundary conditions: D-branes, Static gauge, String in rest, Transverse velocity

• Lecture 5 - String parametrization, equations of classical motion and constraints

• Lecture 6 - Symmetries and conserved momentum and Lorentz charges. general gauges.

• Lecture 7 - Equations of motion for free open strings, light-cone solutions, Virasoro operators.

• Lecture 8 - Light cone fields, Point particle quantization

• Lecture 9 - Quantization of point particle in light cone gauge, Momentum and Lorentz generators

• Lecture 10 - Quantization of an open string I

• Lecture 11 - Quantization of an open string II: critical dimension, tachyon, Maxwell field

• Lecture 12 - Quantization of a closed string; Virasoro operators, graviton, dilaton

• Lecture 13 - Strings on R^1/Z_2 orbifold. Action for fermionic strings.

• Lecture 14 - Quantizing superstrings: NS and R sectors, Spacetime fermions.

• Lecture 15 - Overview of superstring theories, D-branes

Foundations of Quantum Mechanics - Rob Spekkens

• Lecture 1 - What's the problem? The realist strategy. The quantum measurement problem.

• Lecture 2 - The operational strategy. Operationalism vs realism.

• Lecture 3 - The most general preparations. The most general measurements.

• Lecture 4 - The most general types of transformations.

• Lecture 5 - A framework for convex operational theories. Operational classical theory. Operational quantum theory. Real vs complex field.

• Lecture 6 - Recasting the òrthodox`interpretation as a realist model. Realism via hidden variables. Psi-ontic vs psi-epistemic models

• Lecture 7 - Evidence in favour of psi-epistemic hidden variable models. Restricted Liouville mechanics. Restricted statistical theory of bits.

• Lecture 8 - Bell's theorem.

• Lecture 9 - Non-locality in more depth.

• Lecture 10 - Contextuality

• Lecture 11 - Generalized notions of non-contextuality.

• Lecture 12 - The deBroglie-Bohm interpretation.

• Lecture 13 - The deBroglie-Bohm interpretation continued.

• Lecture 14 - Dynamical Collapse theories.

• Lecture 15 - The Everett interpretation.

Gravitational Physics - Ruth Gregory

• Lecture 1 - Manifolds and Tensors

• Lecture 2 - Differential Forms, Exterior and Lie Derivatives

• Lecture 3 - Lie Derivative contd, Killing vectors, Connections and Curvature, Cartan's Equations of Structure

• Lecture 4 - Examples: Gravitational Wave Spacetime, Warped Compactification

• Lecture 5 - The physics of curvature: accelerations vs gravity, geodesics in Schwarzschild

• Lecture 6 - Derivation of Black Hole solutions: Schwarzchild, (A)dS Black Holes, Euclidean Black Holes and Hawking Temperature

• Lecture 7 - Lagrangians, Einstein-Hilbert Action, Energy-Momentum Tensors, Energy Conditions

• Lecture 8 - Domain wall solution, Cosmic string solutions

• Lecture 9 - Jordan-Brans-Dicke modified gravity, Jordan Einstein frames

• Lecture 10 - Kaluza-Klein Theory, KK Black Holes

• Lecture 11 - Gauss-Codazzi formalism, Geometry of submanifolds

• Lecture 12 - Applications of Gauss-Codazzi, Gibbons-Hawking term, Israel equations

• Lecture 13 - Penrose Diagrams, Properties of BHs

• Lecture 14 - Cosmic Censorship, (In)Stability of Black Holes

• Lecture 15 - Gravity and String Theory, D-Branes, properties of AdS

Quantum Gravity - Bianca Dittrich

• Lecture 1 - Einstein-Hilbert action, Einstein's theory in 3D

• Lecture 2 - Tetrad formalism: vielbeins, spin correction, torsion and cur

• Lecture 3 - First-order formalism, Symmetries of 3D gravity action

• Lecture 4 - Hamiltonian analysis, Canonical variables for gravity, Totally constraint system

• Lecture 5 - Constraints, Gauge transformations and constraint algebra

• Lecture 6 - Phase space of systems wuth gauge symmetry, Dirac observables, Parametrized particle

• Lecture 7 - Quantization of parametrized particle I

• Lecture 8 - Quantization of parametrized particle II

• Lecture 9 - SO(3), SU(2), and Holonomy

• Lecture 10 - Holomonies, Fluxes and their Poisson algebra

• Lecture 11 - Outline of Quantization, SU(2) gymnastics

• Lecture 12 - Hilbert Space for One Edge, Action of Fluxes, Lenght Quantized

• Lecture 13 - Solving the Gauss Constraint, Intertwiner

Condensed Matter - Dmitry Abanin, Alioscia Hamma

• Lecture 1 - The notion of a quantum phase transition: ground state energy, phase diagram. Quantum Ising Model in 1D, duality

• Lecture 2 - Universality in critical phenomena and scaling

• Lecture 3 - Quantum to classical mapping.

• Lecture 4 - Exact spectrum of transverse Ising model and correlation functions.

• Lecture 5 - Quantum Information approach to Quantum Phase Transitions

• Lecture 6 - Quantum-coherent transport in 1D systems; point contacts; scattering matrix

• Lecture 7 - Electrons in disordered potential: Landauer formalism and perturbation theory

• Lecture 8 - Localization phenomena; scaling approach to localization

• Lecture 9 - Graphene: band structure, Dirac-like low energy excitations

• Lecture 10 - Graphene: conductivity and the role of disorder

• Lecture 11 - Berry phases, Berry's curvature, examples.

• Lecture 12 - Integer Quantum Hall effect; edge states and the role of disorder

• Lecture 13 - Quantum Hall effect: bulk and transition. Percollation and flux insertion approaches

• Lecture 14 - Topological invariance and Hall conductivity

Beyond the Standard Model - Itay Yavin, Natalia Toro

• Lecture 1 - Lagrangian for complex scalar + Weyl fermion, Feynman rules

• Lecture 2 - 1-loop correction of fermion and scalar propagators, Hard cut-off regularization, Lo

• Lecture 3 - Dimensional regularization, Hierarchy problem

• Lecture 4 - Technical naturalness, Canceling the quadratic divergence using supersymmetry

• Lecture 5 - Supersymmetric gauge theory, Chiral supermultiplets, Vector supermultiplets

• Lecture 6 - Supersymmetry transformations, Production of charginos

• Lecture 7 - Dimensional analysis, Cross sections, Calculatin Feynman diagrams using Mathematica or MadGraph

• Lecture 8 - Effective field theories in the Standard Model, Chiral Lagrangian, Fermi theory

• Lecture 9 - Effective field theories as probes of new physics

• Lecture 10 - The role of exact and approximate symmetries in new physics seachers. Approximate symmetries of the SM

• Lecture 11 - Approximate symmetries of the SM continued. Parameter counting. CKM matrix.

• Lecture 12 - GIM mechanism, Kaon oscillations in the Standard Model, Kaon oscillations with supersymmetry, soft supersymmetry breaking

• Lecture 13 - Strong CP problem

• Lecture 14 - Axions and the strong CP problem.

Quantum Information - Andrew Childs

• Lecture 1 - Qubits, unitary operators, superdense coding.

• Lecture 2 - Circuit models, reversible computation, universal gate sets.

• Lecture 3 - Implementations (non-linear optics).

• Lecture 4 - Computational complexity.

• Lecture 5 - Computational complexity continued. Basic quantum algorithms: Deutsch-Jozsa.

• Lecture 6 - Phase estimation, quantum Fourier transform.

• Lecture 7 - RSA, Shor's algorithm.

• Lecture 8 - Grover's algorithm.

• Lecture 9 - Density matrices, quantum operations, POVMs.

• Lecture 10 - Distance measures, Helstrom measurement

• Lecture 11 - Entropy, entanglement concentration, compression

• Lecture 12 - Quantum data compression continued. Quantum error correction.

• Lecture 13 - Stabilizer codes.

Cosmology - Latham Boyle

• Lecture 1 - Review of Differential Geometry: Manifolds Tensors, the Connection, the Metric

• Lecture 2 - Review of GR: Einstein equations, the Energy-momentum tensor

• Lecture 3 - GR vs. Yang-Mills theory; Maximally symmetric space-times

• Lecture 5 - The FRW mwtric, Friedman equation, Continuity equation

• Lecture 6 - Kinematics of FRW: geodesics, horizons; The horizon problem

• Lecture 7 - The flatness problem; Matter, rediation and dark energy; the history of the Universe

• Lecture 8 - Thermodynamics Statistical Mechanics in the Universe; Decoupling and Freeze-out

• Lecture 9 - BBN CMB

• Lecture 10 -Dark Matter: observational evidence candidates

• Lecture 11 - Cold Hot DM, non-thermal relics; Baryogenesis

• Lecture 12 - The 3 Big Bang problems; Inflation

• Lecture 13 - Inflation Perturbations

• Lecture 14 - QFT in curved space: Bogoliubov transformations, Unruh temperature

Exploration

Quantum Information - David Cory

• Lecture 1 - Neutron interferometry, pure state case.

• Lecture 2 - Uses of neutron interferometry, mixed state case.

• Lecture 3 - Incoherent processes in NI - magnetic field in one path.

• Lecture 4 - Incoherent processes in NI - wedge in one path.

• Lecture 5 - Spin in NI.

• Lecture 6 - NMR.

• Lecture 7 - NMR. Rotating wave approximation.

• Lecture 8 - NMR. Bloch equations. Characterizing a qubit. Hahn echo.

• Lecture 9 - NMR. Echo with diffusion.

• Lecture 10 - NMR, two-qubit operations.

Particle Theory - David Morrissey

• Lecture 1 - Evidence for Dark Matter

• Lecture 2 - Dark Matter distributions. Thermal DM creation

• Lecture 3 - Thermal creation of DM. The Boltzmann equation.

• Lecture 4 - DM freeze out. Justification of kinetic equilibrium. Solving the Boltzman equation. S-wave and p-wave. Yield.

• Lecture 5 - Computing yield from the Boltzmann equation. The WIMP miracle. Candidates for WIMPs: Supersymmetry

• Lecture 6 - WIMPs continued. SUSY and R parity. Universal extra dimensions (UED). Resonant enhancement. Coannihilation.

• Lecture 7 - Coannihilation continued. Non-thermal DM. Gravitino as a DM candidate. Limitation of gravitino as a thermal DM candidate. SuperWIMP DM.

• Lecture 8 - Non-thermal DM: Massive particles decay. Asymmetric DM. Direct detection of DM. Kinematics of direct detection.

• Lecture 9 - Direct detection of DM. Scalar-Scalar interaction.

• Lecture 10 - Direct detection continued. Vector-vector and axial vector-axial vector interactions. Experimental searched for DM.

Condensed Matter - Guifre Vidal, Xiao-Gang Wen

• Lecture 1 - Quantum systems; entanglement in bipartite systems; measures of entanglement

• Lecture 2 - Scaling of correlations and entanglement. Valence bond solids.

• Lecture 3 - Free fermions and computation of entropy for free fermions

• Lecture 4 - Ground states of quadratic Hamiltonians

• Lecture 5 - Entanglement and Universality

• Lecture 6 - Tensor network states; diagrammatic notation, propertiesm computational cost

• Lecture 7 - Matrix product states

• Lecture 8 - Transfer matrix and calculation of observables in MPS formalism

• Lecture 9 - Multi-scale entanglement renormalization ansatz (MERA)

• Lecture 10 - Projected entangled-pair states (PEPS)

• Lecture 11 - Quantum phases and symmetry breaking in many-body physics

• Lecture 12 - Fractional quantum Hall states and dancing picture of topological order

• Lecture 13 - String liquid: dancing rules and topological degeneracy of the ground state

• Lecture 14 - Definition of topological order; topological and local particle-like excitations

• Lecture 15 - Fractional statistics of topological quasiparticles

Cosmology - Matt Johnson

• Lecture 1 - Homogeneous universe, Penrose diagrams

• Lecture 2 - Angular diameter distance, perturbed universe, gauge invariant perturbation theory

• Lecture 3 - Perturbed perfect fluid, Boltzmann equations

• Lecture 4 - First-order Boltzmann equation, collision terms

• Lecture 5 - Large scale inhomogeneities during radiation domination, physical versus comoving scales

• Lecture 6 - Baryon acoustic oscillations, damping, Sachs-Wolfe effect

• Lecture 7 - Power spectrum, acoustic oscillations

• Lecture 8 - Cosmic variance, Sachs-Wolfe pateau, comparing theory to Planck results

• Lecture 9 - Homogeneous limit of inflation

• Lecture 10 - QFT in curved spacetime

• Lecture 11 - QFT in curved spacetime: particle production

• Lecture 12 - Correlation functions, Schroedinger picture for QFT, Bunch-Davies Vacuum

• Lecture 13 - Scalar fluctuations in an inflating background

• Lecture 14 - Primordial scalar power spectrum

• Lecture 15 - Comparing inflactionary models with Planck data, eternal inflation

String Theory - Pedro Vieira

• Lecture 1 - Introduction to CFT's: Motivation

• Lecture 2 - Definition of CFT's, Conformal transformations

• Lecture 3 - 2-point and 3-point correlation functions, CFT data

• Lecture 4 - State-operator correspondence, primaries descendants, unitary bounds, AdS space

• Lecture 5 - Operator Product Expansion, Conformal blocks

• Lecture 6 - Recent Advances in CFTs: Bootstrap Equations

• Lecture 7 - Matrix Model and Large N Limit

• Lecture 8 - Open-Closed String Duality, Maldacena's Decoupling Argument

• Lecture 9 - Maldacena's Decoupling Argument Part2: AdS/CFT Correspondence

• Lecture 10 - Geometry of ADS

• Lecture 11 - N=4 SYM, Anomalous Dimensions

• Lecture 12 - Calculation of Anomalous Dimensions with Spin Chain Techniques

• Lecture 13 - Calculation of Anomalous Dimensions on the String Theory Side (Strong Coupling): the BMN and Folded String Solutions

• Lecture 14 - Spin Chains and Integrability; Bethe Equations

• Lecture 15 - Bootstrap Program: Integrable Model with O(4), Cusp Anomalous at All Couplings