Einsteins general theory of relativity lecture 1 by. Susskind, in your book the black hole war one of the formulas that you risked including in the book was the wonderful formula for the temperature of a black hole. Leonard susskinds lectures on classical mechanics recorded on october 15. The basic concept of the book is to cover special relativity and. Video recordings of the complete lectures are available online. April 9, 2012 in the first lecture of the series leonard susskind discusses the concepts that will be covered throughout the course. Class notes below you will find the notes i took while auditing leonard susskinds stanford university lectures on classical mechanics via youtube. The question was about the details of building a black hole one bit at a time. A wall street journal best book of 20 a worldclass physicist and a citizen scientist combine forces to teach physics 101the diy way the theoretical minimum is a book for anyone who has ever regretted not taking physics in collegeor who simply wants to know how to think like a physicist. Is watching videos of leonard susskind enough to understand. Special relativity and classical field theory by leonard. The principle of relativity is that the laws of physics are the same in every reference frame.
These topics are combined in such a way as to take you to the doorsteps of general relativity and quantum field theory i am eagerly awaiting prof. Special relativity and classical field theory ebook written by leonard susskind, art friedman. I didnt look closely enough to figure out exactly what level the lectures are pitched at, but it looks like a fairly standard advancedundergrad or beginninggrad introduction to the subject. Professor bingo the einsteiniano teaches relativity. This is not an indepth book on the physics of black holes on the contrary, this is an enjoyable read for those who appreciate the topic and respect the brilliance of leonard susskind. Notes from professor leonard susskind video lectures publicly available on youtube. The man who proved stephen hawking wrong telegraph. Using their typical brand of real math, enlightening drawings, and humor, susskind and friedman walk us through the complexities of waves, forces, and particles by exploring. I havent watched the series, but the few lectures i have sampled, it seems to me that prof susskind starts out with basic special relativity, does a bit of particle dynamics, then introduces tensors and eventually does some classical field theory. He is a member of the national academy of sciences.
Full text of einsteins general theory of relativity lecture 1 by leonard susskind at stanford university. He is a member of the national academy of sciences of the usa, and the american academy of arts and sciences, an associate member of. For quite a while leonard susskind has been giving some wonderful courses. The basic concept of the book is to cover special relativity and electromagnetism together, getting to the point. The ultimate collection of free physics videos fixed. The third volume in leonard susskinds oneofakind physics series cracks open einsteins special relativity and field theory in the first two books in his wildly popular the theoretical minimum series, worldclass physicist leonard susskind provided a brilliant first course in classical and quantum mechanics, offering readers not an oversimplified. The black hole information paradox is a puzzle resulting from the combination of quantum mechanics and general relativity. Below, you will find three courses the first of eventually six presented by leonard susskind, a stanford physicist who helped conceptualize string theory and has waged a longrunning black hole war with stephen hawking see his new book on that subject here. Read the einstein theory of relativity a concise statement by prof. Earlier versions of the repeated courses can be found under the archived courses tab. In this course, we will take a close look at the special theory of relativity and also at classical field theory. General relativity is the geometric theory of gravitation published by albert einstein in. In this quarter, leonard susskind focuses on einsteins general theory of relativity.
Since you have anyways decided to watch video lectures here as some alternatives. September 24, 2012 leonard susskind gives a broad introduction to general relativity, touching upon the equivalence principle. It is beautifully designed, well maintained, and uptodate. He has won both the pregel award from the new york academy of science and the j. I arrived in the middle so i think the question had to do with the real information content of photons or gravitons. With the third installment of the theoretical minimum, it seems that leonard susskind and art friedman have found their respective stride. The day that leonard susskind decided he was not going to follow his father into the family plumbing business, his parents were appalled. Elementary lectures in statistical mechanics springerverlag. The core sequence of six theoretical minimum courses covers classical mechanics through statistical mechanics and cosmology. Physicist leonard susskind and data engineer art friedman are back.
General relativity,fall 2012 online course video lectures. In the first two books in his wildly popular the theoretical minimum series, worldclass physicist leonard susskind provided a brilliant first course in classical and quantum mechanics, offering readers not an oversimplified. Leonard susskind is part of stanford profiles, official site for faculty, postdocs, students and staff information expertise, bio, research, publications, and more. It suffices if you want some rudimentary understanding of gr, however there are better sources to learn from with much more detailed analysis. Via dmitry podolsky, a series of youtube videos from stanford encompassing an entire course by lenny susskind on general relativity. This course uses the physics of black holes extensively to develop and illustrate the concepts of general relativity and curved spacetime. However, maxwells equations did not predict constant velocity of light.
In 1905, while only twentysix years old, albert einstein. Concepts addressed here will include fourdimensional spacetime, electromagnetic fields, and maxwells equations. Special relativity and classical field theory theoretical. Leonard susskinds online lectures whiskeytangofoxtrot.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read special relativity and classical field theory. The second book in the series, by leonard susskind and art friedman, was published in 2014 by basic books under the title quantum mechanics. Susskind has given very valuable insights and thought provoking ideas and. So, please visit that page for current lecture information. He is a member of the us national academy of sciences, and. This is controversial because it violates a core precept of modern physicsthat in. Freely available on itunes and youtube see below, these video lectures trace the. Il a ete marie deux fois, dabord en 1960, et a quatre enfants.
This book covers special relativity and classical field theory as the title suggests, and as the context of the series suggests it covers the subjects in an engaging manner meant for the common man. Leonard susskind, felix bloch professor of physics. Leonard susskind is the felix bloch professor in theoretical physics at. This time, they introduce readers to einsteins special relativity and maxwells classical field theory. Retrouvez special relativity and classical field theory. General relativity fall, 2012 the theoretical minimum. Since i wrote them while auditing the class, i have not edited them. Stanford universitys continuing studies program has published eleven series of lectures by leonard. Black hole metric near the horizon, temperature and lifetime of black holes. Special relativity and classical field theory not even wrong. Leonard susskind has been the felix bloch professor in theoretical physics at stanford university since 1978. Leonard susskind is the felix bloch professor of theoretical physics at stanford university. Susskind lectures on general relativity sean carroll. Mp3 einsteins general theory of relativity lecture 1 transcript.
Leonard susskind, recorded on september 22, 2008 at stanford. In this unconventional introduction, physicist leonard susskind and hackerscientist. Leonard susskind received a phd from cornell university and has taught at stanford since 1979. Here is a selection of links to lectures by leonard susskind, one of the fathers of string theory. Leonard susskind institute for theoretical physics. Albert einstein 14 march 1879 18 april 1955 was a germanborn theoretical physicist who developed the general theory. Professor susskind begins the first lecture of the course with einstein. Calculations suggest that physical information could permanently disappear in a black hole, allowing many physical states to devolve into the same state. The theoretical minimum ebook written by leonard susskind, art friedman. Einstein added one law of physics the law of physics is that the speed of light is the speed of light, c. The topics covered in this course focus on einsteins general theory of relativity. The core sequence is currently being repeated, so the six courses below are a mix of the old and new sequence.
Classical mechanics class notes university of minnesota. General relativity is the geometric theory of gravitation published by albert einstein in 1916 and the current description of gravitation in modern physics. I make no guarantee as to the accuracy of these notes. The third volume in leonard susskinds oneofakind physics series cracks open einsteins special relativity and field theory. Which book should i follow while watching leonard susskind. This series is the fourth installment of a sixquarter series that. His research interests include string theory, quantum field theory, quantum statistical mechanics and quantum cosmology. It has different thin electrical forces, magnetic forces, and its. This book tells the story that few of us have heard from any side and shows us the human side of theoretical physics. My father was a tough guy, says prof susskind with a. General relativity generalises special relativity and newtons law of universal gravitation, providing a unified description of gravity as a geometric property of space and time, or spacetime. This series is the fourth installment of a sixquarter series that explore the foundations of modern physics.
534 1454 1423 283 1092 1437 1418 1358 534 1037 652 80 915 1295 825 1266 923 1485 289 419 1411 415 472 317 1239 1086 1265 514 1134 400 881 837 689 609 237 330 371 46 695 916 1497 438 520 380 1253