Theoretical Physics - From Outer Space to Plasma

Oxford University

Learn about quantum mechanics, black holes, dark matter, plasma, particle accelerators, the Large Hadron Collider and other key Theoretical Physics topics. The Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics holds morning sessions consisting of three talks, pitched to explain an area of our research to an audience familiar with physics at about second-year undergraduate level.

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Updated May 7, 2025

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May 14, 2015 · 48 min
Quantum Computing
Members of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics hosted the 7th morning of Theoretical Physics covering the idea of quantum computation and the strange behaviour of certain types of fundamental particle.
Mar 24, 2015 · 40 min
Searches for Dark Matter
Members of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics hosted the 6th morning of Theoretical Physics covering the ways in which ideas from theoretical particle physics guide the high energy accelerator program at CERN.
Mar 24, 2015 · 32 min
Precision Studies of the Higgs
Members of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics hosted the 6th morning of Theoretical Physics covering the ways in which ideas from theoretical particle physics guide the high energy accelerator program at CERN
Mar 24, 2015 · 38 min
The Standard Model and the LHC
Members of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics hosted the 6th morning of Theoretical Physics covering the ways in which ideas from theoretical particle physics guide the high energy accelerator program at CERN.
Mar 24, 2015 · 47 min
The impact of black holes on the Universe
Members of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics hosted the 5th morning of Theoretical Physics covering the subject of Black holes: where physics reaches its limit.
Mar 24, 2015 · 45 min
Black holes in the nearby Universe
Members of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics hosted the 5th morning of Theoretical Physics covering the subject of Black holes: where physics reaches its limit.
Mar 24, 2015 · 44 min
Black holes in Einstein's gravity and beyond
Members of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics hosted the 5th morning of Theoretical Physics covering the subject of Black holes: where physics reaches its limit.
Mar 24, 2015 · 51 min
Plasma tamed, fusion power and the theoretical challenge
Members of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics hosted the 4th morning of Theoretical Physics covering the subject of Plasmas: the normal form of matter and the key to unlimited energy.
Mar 24, 2015 · 55 min
Turbulence: Plasma Unleashed
Members of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics hosted the 4th morning of Theoretical Physics covering the subject of Plasmas: the normal form of matter and the key to unlimited energy.
Mar 24, 2015 · 38 min
Plasma: what it is, how to make it and how to hold it
Members of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics hosted the 4th morning of Theoretical Physics covering the subject of Plasmas: the normal form of matter and the key to unlimited energy.
Mar 24, 2015 · 32 min
String Theory on the Sky
Members of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics hosted the 3rd morning of Theoretical Physics covering the connections between cosmology and particle physics.
Mar 24, 2015 · 30 min
Darkness Visible: The Hunt For Dark Matter
Members of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics hosted the 3rd morning of Theoretical Physics covering the connections between cosmology and particle physics.
Mar 24, 2015 · 33 min
Inner space meets outer space: Introduction
Members of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics hosted the 3rd morning of Theoretical Physics covering the connections between cosmology and particle physics.
Mar 24, 2015 · 48 min
Motility in Living Matter: from molecular motors to bacterial swarms
Members of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics hosted the 1st morning of Theoretical Physics covering how we use field theory to understand material reality.
Mar 24, 2015 · 48 min
Living Matter: a theoretical physics perspective
Members of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics hosted the 2nd morning of Theoretical Physics covering ideas from theoretical physics currently being applied to living systems.
Mar 24, 2015 · 23 min
Matter Emerges from the Vacuum
Members of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics hosted the 1st morning of Theoretical Physics covering how we use field theory to understand material reality.
Mar 24, 2015 · 33 min
The Vacuum Comes Alive
Members of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics hosted the 1st morning of Theoretical Physics covering how we use field theory to understand material reality.