Physics Courses in London

With its promise of answering questions about black holes, gravity and dark matter/energy, string theory has captivated many physicists for the past 50 years. In this course, we will look at string theory in a non-technical way and consider what the prospects are for this remarkable theory.

An opportunity to explore the various different conceptions of time within modern physics - from the absolute time of Newtonian mechanics to the relativistic time of Einsteinian gravity - and to consider the emergence of time in the big bang, the direction of time, and the possibility of time travel.

In this course we explore the connection between mass, gravity and spacetime, arising out of Einstein’s theory of general relativity. We explore what gravity is through effects such as bending light and slowing down time.