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String Theory and M-Theory

Stanford, , Prof. Leonard Susskind

Updated On 02 Feb, 19

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String theory (with its close relative, M-theory) is the basis for the most ambitious theories of the physical world. It has profoundly influenced our understanding of gravity, cosmology, and particle physics. In this course we will develop the basic theoretical and mathematical ideas, including the string-theoretic origin of gravity, the theory of extra dimensions of space, the connection between strings and black holes, the "landscape" of string theory, and the holographic principle.

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Lecture 8:

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(November 8, 2010) Professor Leonard Susskind covers the history of pathsurface integrals; conformal mapping; application of conformal mapping in string scattering.String theory (with its close relative, M-theory) is the basis for the most ambitious theories of the physical world. It has profoundly influenced our understanding of gravity, cosmology, and particle physics. In this course we will develop the basic theoretical and mathematical ideas, including the string-theoretic origin of gravity, the theory of extra dimensions of space, the connection between strings and black holes, the "landscape" of string theory, and the holographic principle.This course was originally presented in Stanfords Continuing Studies program.Stanford Universityhttpwww.stanford.eduStanford Continuing Studies Programhttpcsp.stanford.eduStanford University Channel on YouTubehttpwww.youtube.comstanford

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Sam

Excellent course helped me understand topic that i couldn't while attendinfg my college.

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Dembe

Great course. Thank you very much.

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