Sommerfeld Lecture Series (ASC) Podcast
1) Life on a Noisy Seascape: Extinction, Growth, and Diversity
Populations and communities rarely evolve in static environments; their fitness landscapes fluctuate across space and time, forming what may be called a noisy seascape. This talk examines how such var...Show More
2) Boundaries, inclusions and disorder in active matter
Active systems are driven out of equilibrium by exchanging energy and momentum with their environment. This endows them with anomalous mechanical properties which leads to rich phenomena when active f...Show More
3) The Force of Nothing: Attraction and Repulsion in the Quantum Void
Quantum physics teaches us that even the emptiest vacuum is teeming with fluctuations of electromagnetic fields. When these fluctuations are confined between objects, they produce measurable forces: t...Show More
4) Comments on the phase of the Euclidean gravity partition function on spheres
Euclidean gravity on a sphere (euclidean de-Sitter) gives rise to some phase factors. We discuss how these phase factors change when we include an observer. We also discuss situations involving produc...Show More
Comments on the phase of the Euclidean gravity partition function on spheres
1:12:44 | Jul 11th, 2025
5) The meaning of spacetime: Black holes, wormholes and quantum entanglement
We start by describing the geometrical notions central to Einstein's theory of gravity. We then discuss current ideas for how spacetime geometry could emerge in a quantum theory of gravity. We will se...Show More
6) Quantum Spin Liquids and New Phases in M-Point twisted material platforms
I will show how a new set of twisted materials based on the M point rather than the K point can realize a series of exotic phases of matter, including quantum spin liquids and charge glasses. These ma...Show More
Quantum Spin Liquids and New Phases in M-Point twisted material platforms
1:00:53 | May 12th, 2025
7) Nano-engineering from a Theoretical Physics Perspective
We will review the beginning of experimental and theoretical studies of moire systems and their evolution up to present. This type of systems represent a new way of “growing” materials, and has tremen...Show More
8) In Integers We Trust: The Periodic Table of Materials From Mendeleev to Topology
Materials science has always balanced on the twin pillars of observation and abstraction—from the alchemists’ crude recipes to today’s AI-driven materials design. In this talk, we begin by revisiting ...Show More
In Integers We Trust: The Periodic Table of Materials From Mendeleev to Topology
1:11:07 | May 12th, 2025
9) Eugene Demler: Photons for many body physics: a platform and probe
In this talk, I will discuss the applications of cavity electrodynamics for controlling many-body electron systems. The focus will be on achieving strong coupling between cavities and collective excit...Show More
10) Eugene Demler: New colors of light
It is commonly recognized that scientific discoveries result in new technologies. In this talk we will discuss the reverse: behind every conceptual breakthrough lies some technological advance. To ill...Show More
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