Lecture

Einstein's General Theory of Relativity III

In this lecture, Leonard Susskind continues his discussion of Einstein's theory of general relativity. He also gives a broad overview of the field of tensor calculus and it's relation to the curvature and geometry of space-time.


Course Lectures
  • Classical Mechanics I
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 1 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Classical Mechanics. Recorded October 15, 2007 at Stanford University.

  • Classical Mechanics II
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 2 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Classical Mechanics. Recorded October 22, 2007 at Stanford University.

  • Classical Mechanics III
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 3 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Classical Mechanics. Recorded October 29, 2007 at Stanford University.

  • Classical Mechanics IV
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 4 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Classical Mechanics. Recorded November 5, 2007 at Stanford University.

  • Classical Mechanics V
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 5 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Classical Mechanics. Recorded November 12, 2007 at Stanford University.

  • Classical Mechanics VI
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 6 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Classical Mechanics. Recorded November 19, 2007 at Stanford University.

  • Classical Mechanics VII
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 7 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Classical Mechanics. Recorded November 26, 2007 at Stanford University.

  • Classical Mechanics VIII
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 8 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Classical Mechanics. Recorded December 17, 2007 at Stanford University.

  • Classical Mechanics IX
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 9 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Classical Mechanics. Recorded December 20, 2007 at Stanford University.

  • Quantum Mechanics I
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 1 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Quantum Mechanics. Recorded January 14, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Quantum Mechanics II
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 2 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Quantum Mechanics. Recorded January 21, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Quantum Mechanics III
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 3 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Quantum Mechanics. Recorded January 28, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Quantum Mechanics V
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 5 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Quantum Mechanics. Recorded February 11, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Quantum Mechanics VI
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 6 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Quantum Mechanics. Recorded February 18, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Quantum Mechanics VII
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 7 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Quantum Mechanics. Recorded February 25, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Quantum Mechanics VIII
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 8 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Quantum Mechanics. Recorded March 3, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Quantum Mechanics IX
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 9 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Quantum Mechanics. Recorded March 10, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Quantum Mechanics X
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 10 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Quantum Mechanics. Recorded March 17, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Special Relativity I
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 1 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Special Relativity. Recorded April 14, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Special Relativity II
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 2 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Special Relativity. Recorded April 21, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Special Relativity III
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 3 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Special Relativity. Recorded April 28, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Special Relativity IV
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 4 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Special Relativity. Recorded May 5, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Special Relativity V
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 5 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Special Relativity. Recorded May 12, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Special Relativity VI
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 6 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Special Relativity. Recorded May 19, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Special Relativity VII
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 7 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Special Relativity. Recorded May 25, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Special Relativity VIII
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 8 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics course concentrating on Special Relativity. Recorded June 9, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Lecture 1 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics concentrating on General Relativity. Recorded September 22, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • In this lecture, Professor Leonard Susskind of the Stanford University Physic's Department discusses dark energy, the tendency of it to tear atoms apart, and Gauss's Law.

  • In this lecture, Leonard Susskind continues his discussion of Einstein's theory of general relativity. He also gives a broad overview of the field of tensor calculus and it's relation to the curvature and geometry of space-time.

  • October 13, 2008, Stanford's Felix Bloch Professor of Physics, Leonard Susskind, discusses covariant and contra variant indices, tensor arithmetic, algebra and calculus, and the geometry of expanding space time.

  • Lecture 5 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics concentrating on General Relativity. Recorded October 20, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Lecture 6 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics concentrating on General Relativity. Recorded October 27, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Lecture 7 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics concentrating on General Relativity. Recorded November 3, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Lecture 8 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics concentrating on General Relativity. Recorded November 10, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Lecture 9 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics concentrating on General Relativity. Recorded November 17, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Lecture 10 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics concentrating on General Relativity. Recorded November 24, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Lecture 11 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics concentrating on General Relativity. Recorded December 1, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Lecture 12 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics concentrating on General Relativity. Recorded December 9, 2008 at Stanford University.

  • Cosmology I
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 1 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics concentrating on Cosmology. Recorded January 13, 2009 at Stanford University.

  • Cosmology II
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 2 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics concentrating on Cosmology. Recorded January 19, 2009 at Stanford University.

  • Cosmology III
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 3 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics concentrating on Cosmology. Recorded January 26, 2009 at Stanford University.

  • Cosmology IV
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 4 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics concentrating on Cosmology. Recorded February 2, 2009 at Stanford University.

  • Cosmology V
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 5 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics concentrating on Cosmology. Recorded February 16, 2009 at Stanford University.

  • Cosmology VI
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 6 of Leonard Susskind's Modern Physics concentrating on Cosmology. Recorded March 2, 2009 at Stanford University.

  • Cosmology VII
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 7 of Leonard Susskind's course on Cosmology. Recorded March 9, 2009 at Stanford University.

  • Cosmology VIII
    Leonard Susskind

    Lecture 8 of Leonard Susskind's course on Cosmology. Recorded March 16, 2009 at Stanford University.

  • Statistical Mechanics I
    Leonard Susskind

    March 30, 2009 - Leonard Susskind discusses the study of statistical analysis as calculating the probability of things subject to the constraints of a conserved quantity. Susskind introduces energy, entropy, temperature, and phase states as they relate directly to statistical mechanics.

  • Statistical Mechanics II
    Leonard Susskind

    April 6, 2009 - Leonard Susskind overviews elementary mathematics to define a method for understanding statistical mechanics.

  • Statistical Mechanics III
    Leonard Susskind

    April 13, 2009 - Leonard Susskind reviews the Lagrange multiplier, explains Boltzmann distribution and Helm-Holtz free energy before oulining into the theory of fluctuations.

  • Statistical Mechanics IV
    Leonard Susskind

    April 20, 2009 - Leonard Susskind explains how to calculate and define pressure, explores the formulas some of applications of Helm-Holtz free energy, and discusses the importance of the partition function.

  • Statistical Mechanics V
    Leonard Susskind

    April 27, 2009 - Leonard Susskind discusses the basic physics of the diatomic molecule and why you don't have to worry about its structure at low temperature. Susskind later explores a black hole thermodynamics.

  • Statistical Mechanics VI
    Leonard Susskind

    May 4, 2009 - Leonard Susskind explains the second law of thermodynamics, illustrates chaos, and discusses how the volume of phase space grows.

  • Statistical Mechanics VII
    Leonard Susskind

    May 11, 2009 - Leonard Susskind lectures on harmonic oscillators, quantum states, boxes of radiation and all associated computations such as wavelengths, volume, energy and temperature.

  • Statistical Mechanics VIII
    Leonard Susskind

    May 19, 2009 - Leonard Susskind lectures on a new class of systems, magnetic systems. He goes on to talk about mean field approximations of molecules in multidimensional lattice systems.

  • Statistical Mechanics IX
    Leonard Susskind

    May 25, 2009 - Leonard Susskind picks up on magnets, phase transitions, and mean field transitions. He goes on to explain chemical potential.

  • Statistical Mechanics X
    Leonard Susskind

    June 1, 2009 - Leonard Susskind presents the final lecture of Statistical Mechanics 10. In this lecture, he cover such topics as inflation, adiabatic transformation and thermal dynamic systems.