| Language Note: |
In English; closed-captioned.
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| Record ID: |
4482466 |
| Format: |
DVD |
| Physical description: |
2 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 138 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm) |
| Date acquired: |
April 4, 2024
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| More creator details: |
Shamit Kachru. |
| Series statement: |
Great courses. Science. Physics & chemistry |
| Series title: |
Great courses (DVD). Science. Physics & chemistry. |
| General note: |
"Course No. 10430."--Container. |
| General note: |
12 lectures, average 21 minutes each. |
| General note: |
Title from disc surface. |
| Contents note: |
Disc 1: What Led to String Theory? -- The Hidden Dimensions of the Universe -- Strings, Branes, and the Standard Model -- Oscillating Strings and Supersymmetry -- How String Theory Explains Black Holes -- How Strings Imply a Holographic Universe -- Disc 2: The Origin of the Universe -- Strings and Inflation -- The Many Avatars of String Theory -- Duality: Which String Theory Is Fundamental? -- Finding Evidence for String Theory -- Emergence: Can We Test String Theory? |
| Credits: |
Teaching Company, publisher. |
| Performers: |
Shamit Kachru |
| Technical details: |
DVD. |
