Trinity Term 2025 Lectures

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Timetable (Visualized)

 

ADVANCED TOPICS IN PLASMA PHYSICS

Lecture: 8 in Trinity

Lecturers: Dr Daniel Kennedy

 Department: Department of Physics
 Location and times: Fischer Room, Weeks 3-6, Thursday 10-11am and Friday 2-3pm. 

 

AN INTRODUCTION TO TOPOLOGICAL PHASES OF MATTER

 Lecture Hours: 16

 Lecturer: Dr Shivaji Sondhi 
 Department: Department of Physics
 Location and times: Lindemann, Thursday 2-4pm

 

ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS

Lecture Hours: 16

 Lecturer: Prof Joseph Conlon
 Department: Department of Physics
 Location and times: Fischer Room, Monday 11am - 1pm

 

COLLISIONAL PLASMA PHYSICS

Lecture Hours: 16

 Lecturer: Prof Sarah Newton
 Department: Department of Physics
 Location and times: Fisher Room, Monday 9-11am

 

COLLISIONLESS PLASMA PHYSICS 

Lecture Hours: 18 

 Lecturer: Prof Alex Schekochihin and Dr Daniel Kennedy
 Department: Department of Physics
 Location and times:  Lindemann Theatre

Weeks 2-3 and 5-6, Monday 2-3pm

Weeks 5-6, Tuesday 11-1

Weeks 1, 3, 5 and 6, Thursday 4-5pm

 

CONFORMAL FIELD THEORY

Lecture Hours: 16

 Lecturer: Dr Romain Ruzziconi
 Department: Mathematical Institute
 Location and times: 

Week 2-3, L5,Tuesday 3-5, 

Week 2-4, L5, Wednesday 3-5

Week 2-4, L3, Thursday 3-5

 

DISORDER IN CONDENSED MATTER

Lecture Hours: 16

 Lecturer: Prof John Chalker
 Department: Department of Physics
 Location and times: Lindemann Theatre

Weeks 1,2,4 and 5, Tuesdays, 2-4pm

Weeks 1,2,4 and 5, Wednesdays, 2-4pm

 

MACHINE LEARNING FUNDAMENTALS WITH APPLICATIONS TO PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS

Lecture Hours: 16

 Lecturer: Prof Andrei Constantin
 Department: Department of Physics
 Location and times: Dennis Sciama

Week 1-3, Wednesday 4-6pm

Week 4-8, Tuesday 4-6pm

 

QUANTUM FIELD THEORY IN CURVED SPACE-TIME

Lecture Hours: 16

 Lecturer: Dr Pieter Bomans
 Department: Mathematical Institute
 Location and times: 

Week 1-4, L5, Tuesday 11-1

Week 1-4, L4, Friday, 3-5

 

RENORMALIZATION GROUP

Lecture Hours: 16

 Lecturer: Prof Fernando Alday
 Department: Mathematical Institute
 Location and times: 

Week 1-4, L4, Thursday 9-11am

Week 1-4, L4, Friday 9-11am

 

STRING THEORY II

Lecture Hours: 16

 Lecturer: Prof Xenia de la Ossa
 Department: Mathematical Insitute
 Location and times: 

Week 1-4, L3, Tuesday 9-11am

Week 1-4, L3, Wednesday, 9-11am

 

THE STANDARD MODEL AND BEYOND I

Lecture Hours: 16

 Lecturer: Prof Fabrizio Caola
 Department: Department of Physics
 Location and times: Department of Physics

WEEK 1 ONLY, Fisher Room, Monday 2-5pm

Week 1-2, Fisher Room, Thursday 9-11

Week 2-6, Seminar Room (501), Friday 11-1

 

THE STANDARD MODEL AND BEYOND II

Lecture Hours: 16

Lecturer: Prof John March-Russell
Department: Department of Physics
Location and times: Department of Physics

Week 5-8, Fisher Room, Wednesday, 11-1

Week 5-8, Fisher Room, Thursday, 11-1

 

TOPICS IN SOFT AND ACTIVE MATTER PHYSICS

Lecture Hours: 8

Lecturer: Prof Ard Louis

Department: Department of Physics
Location and times: N/A - Reading course only