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Introductory remarks on quantum field theory and classical field theory

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Noether's theorem and the energy momentum tensor

David Tong · 1:12:18

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Inflationary Cosmology: Is Our Universe Part of a Multiverse? Part I

Alan Guth · 1:10:23

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Inflationary Cosmology: Is Our Universe Part of a Multiverse, Part II

Alan Guth · 1:17:15

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The Discovery of Pulsars

Jocelyn Bell Burnell · 1:05:12

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The Physics and Philosophy of Time

Carlo Rovelli · 54:54

Inflationary Cosmology: Is Our Universe Part of a Multiverse, Part II

Alan GuthBreakthrough LaureateMIT

Victor F. Weisskopf Professor of Physics

1:17:15·2014·undergraduate level
Path step 4: Shows how false-vacuum repulsive gravity drives exponential cosmic inflation.

Professor Alan Guth presents the theoretical foundations and observational evidence for cosmic inflation, exploring its implications for a multiverse and the role of anthropic arguments in cosmological selection. This lecture addresses the landscape problem and the nature of dark energy.

PhysicsRelativity & CosmologyCosmic InflationMultiverse TheoryBig Bang Cosmology

MIT 8.286 The Early Universe, Fall 2013

In this lecture, the professor summarized the standard Big Bang, cosmic inflation, evidence for inflation, inflation and multiverse, nightmare of dark energy. He also talked about the landscape and environmental selection, anthropic arguments, etc.

Source: MIT OpenCourseWare via YouTubeWatch on YouTube
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Alan GuthBreakthrough Laureate

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics · MIT

Alan Guth is a theoretical physicist at MIT, celebrated for originating the cosmic inflation theory, a cornerstone of modern cosmology, and a recipient of the Breakthrough Prize.

1 course · 22 lecturesCanon
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