French Edition | by Leonard Susskind and Art Friedman | Aug 16, 2018. The book sparked from a debate that started in 1981, when there was a meeting of physicists to try to decode some of the mysteries about how particles of particular elemental compounds function. Gell-Mann responded with loud, derisive laughter.". View details for DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.101602, View details for Web of Science ID 000396046800005, View details for DOI 10.1103/PhysRevD.95.045010, View details for Web of Science ID 000394664300013, View details for DOI 10.1002/prop.201600036, View details for Web of Science ID 000384837400006. Leonard Susskind is the Felix Bloch professor of Theoretical physics at Stanford University. You should be logged in, in order to edit this article. Praise Darwin, a true believer! He has been married twice, first in 1960, Leonard Susskind A Biography (last accessed August 12, 2007). If the horizon entropy is either infinite or zero, the conflict is resolved. Only 13 left in stock - order soon. Leonard Susskind (born 1940) is the Felix Bloch Professor of Theoretical Physics at Stanford University. In the last of course of this series, Leonard Susskind continues his exploration of string theory that attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity. The book was initially published by Little, Brown and Company on December 12, 2005. Since 1979 he has been Professor of Physics at Stanford University, and since 2000 has held the Felix Bloch Professorship of Physics. Freivogel, B., Kleban, M., Martinez, M. R., Susskind, L. 't Hooft, G., Susskind, L., Witten, E., Fukugita, M., Randall, L., Smolin, L., Stachel, J., Rovelli, C., Ellis, G., Weinberg, S., Penrose, R. Framework for the string theory landscape, 1+1 dimensional compactifications of string theory. He then published his theory in his book, The Black Hole War. Susskind is widely regarded as one of the fathers of string theory, having, with Yoichiro Nambu and Holger Bech Nielsen, independently introduced the idea that particles could in fact be states of excitation of a relativistic string. The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design. In addition, Susskind has made available video lectures over a range of supplement subject areas including: advanced quantum mechanics, the Higgs boson, quantum entanglement, string theory, and black holes. Susskind is known for his work on string theory and wrote a previous popular science book, The . [34] Homework and study outside of class is otherwise unnecessary. The series presently stands at three books (as of mid 2021) covering the first three of six core courses devoted to: classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, special relativity and classical field theory, general relativity, cosmology, and statistical mechanics. Want to Read. (The moderator does deserve credit for admitting that it was a loaded question. in physics in 1962. "[36] The next day, Smolin responded, saying that "If a large body of our colleagues feels comfortable believing a theory that cannot be proved wrong, then the progress of science could get stuck, leading to a situation in which false, but unfalsifiable theories dominate the attention of our field." Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC), Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials (GLAM). Leonard Susskind is an American physicist, who is a professor of theoretical physics at Stanford University, and founding director of the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics. A calculation employing constrained instantons illustrates this idea. in physics in 1962. [31] The goal of the courses is to teach the basic but rigorous theoretical foundations required to study certain areas of physics. He has been married twice, first in 1960, and has four children. 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 the faculty of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, and a distinguished professor of the Korea Institute for Advanced Study.Susskind is widely regarded as one of the fathers of string theory, having, with Yoichiro Nambu and Holger Bech Nielsen, independently introduced the idea that particles could in fact be states of excitation of a relativistic string. He was ordained as an Orthodox Rabbi in 1980 and has taught Judaic studies, spirituality, and Jewish theology for close to four decades. Freivogel, B., Sekino, Y., Susskind, L., Yeh, C. Observational consequences of a landscape. Susskind said he was working on a theory that represented particles as some kind of elastic string, like a rubber band. Gell-Mann responded with loud, derisive laughter. The full series delivers over 100 lectures amounting to something on the order of 200 hours of content, with some of the individual lectures having received over a million YouTube views. Banks, T., Fischler, W., KLEBANOV, I. R., Susskind, L. Schwarzschild black holes in various dimensions from matrix theory, Schwarzschild black holes in matrix theory II. "[37] The SmolinSusskind debate finally ended with each of them agreeing to write a final letter which would be posted on the edge.org website, with three conditions attached: (1) No more than one letter each; (2) Neither sees the other's letter in advance; (3) No changes after the fact. The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics is Susskind's second popular science book, published by Little, Brown, and Company on July 7, 2008. 2023 The Times of Israel , All Rights Reserved. Susskind explains that Weinberg calculated that if the cosmological constant was just a little different, our universe would cease to exist. (January 9, 2012) Leonard Susskind provides an introduction to quantum mechanics. Susskind is widely regarded as one of the fathers of string theory, having, with Yoichiro Nambu and Holger Bech Nielsen, independently introduced the idea that particles could in fact be states of excitation of a relativistic string. The Theoretical Minimum is a book and a Stanford University-based continuing-education lecture series, which became a popular YouTube-featured content. Susskind has also made contributions in the following areas of physics: The story goes that "In 1970, a young physicist named Leonard Susskind got stuck in an elevator with Murray Gell-Mann, one of physics' top theoreticians, who asked him what he was working on. 4.33. Leonard Susskind: 'Sleeping during a lecture is a good thing'. Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics is a 2008 popular science book by American theoretical physicist Leonard Susskind.The book covers the black hole information paradox, and the related scientific dispute between Stephen Hawking and Susskind. I said, Like Einstein. He poked me in the chest with a piece of plumbing pipe. This was followed by another paper by Susskind which made a few comments about Smolin's theory of "cosmic natural selection. The book, also published in 2014 by Penguin Books under the title Classical Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum (ISBN978-0141976228), is complemented by video recordings of the complete lectures which are available on-line. In order to understand what I mean by that, one must realize that Origin of Life and Darwinian evolution are fundamentally and conceptually separate areas of science. This was followed by another paper by Susskind which made a few comments about Smolin's theory of "cosmic natural selection". ), The principle of black hole complementarity, M-theory, including development of the BFSS matrix model, Introduction of holographic entropy bounds in physical cosmology, The idea of an anthropic string theory landscape, 3 Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory (Spring 2008), 4 Einstein's General Theory of Relativity (Fall 2008), Particle Physics: 1 Basic Concepts (Fall 2009), Particle Physics: 2 Standard Model (Winter 2010), Particle Physics: 3 Supersymmetry, Grand Unification, String Theory (Spring 2010), 1 Classical Mechanics (Fall 2011) (Videos yet to be published), Quantum Entanglements Part 2 (Not available online), Quantum Entanglements Part 3 (Spring 2007). Susskind has also made contributions in the following areas of physics: The story goes that "In 1970, a young physicist named Leonard Susskind got stuck in an elevator with Murray Gell-Mann, one of physics top theoreticians, who asked him what he was working on. Cahalan, R. F., GEER, K. A., Kogut, J., Susskind, L. 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His research interests include string theory, quantum field theory, quantum statistical mechanics and quantum cosmology. 4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars (21) Paperback. We argue that stable, maximally symmetric compactifications of string theory to 1+1 dimensions are in conflict with holography. During this discussion Stephen Hawking stated that the information inside a black hole is lost forever as the black hole evaporates. Susskinds hallmark, according to colleagues, has been the application of "brilliant imagination and originality to the theoretical study of the nature of the elementary particles and forces that make up the physical world.". 'You're going to be Einstein. More Buying Choices $25.73 (10 used & new offers) Real Science (2009): Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. 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