The Caltech Effect: Free to Play with Physics

Maria Okounkova discusses what it’s like to be a graduate student in theoretical physics—and how a fellowship allows her to make the most of her time at Caltech.

©2016 California Institute of Technology

[andrewminai]

im 18 and really love physics wanting to learn more and more about the universe you are very inspiring keep on working hard.

[saadibnasaadhusain]

1:42 Is that Schutz's "geometrical methods of mathematical physics"? Awesome book for GR math!

[andrewminai]

you are the best maria keep on inspiring others.

[chandrapark]

Thank you for the extremely thought-provoking video. Much like Ms. Okounkova here, I hope that I can be on the frontlines of scientific research in the near future.

Best toy ever in the universe is itself, and it's free!

[edmund]

can't wait to pursue my BS in physics... hopefully I'll maintain good enough grades to get into a great graduate program like Caltech

[padeinstein]

Wow at lest someone exists with the same interests as I have. Love it 😍

[hrperformance]

Thanks for this video! Really inspiring and uplifting :)

[Mrscullerkurt]

My grandfather was a physicist he wrote 6 books

[queenmelissa]

No one talking abt The Big Bang Theory...

[TomBrady-xc]

Please tell me she‘s not related to Andrei Okounkov.

[BlueGiant]

It's a nice video that has left me wondering about quite a few things. The mention of models made me wonder about what the current 2023 state of the art is regarding Modeling software for learning and doing physics. I would be very interested in finding out more about the numerical relativity computational software and hardware being used and if it is the Einstein Toolkit or something else. I've seen a YouTuber using Universe Sandbox to play with blackholes so I'm curious about how easy to use the numerical relativity simulation GUI is. Since I've been following Geometric Algebra and Geometric Calculus by David Hestenes since the mid 1980's, I'm also curious to know if Ms. Okounkova is working with Spacetime Calculus and the Gauge Theory Gravity of Doran, Lasenby and Gull at the University of Cambridge. Do the software tools being used make it easy to change to the Geometric Algebra/Calculus Spacetime notation developed by David Hestenes and others?

MODELING SOFTWARE for learning and doing physics (1995) by DAVID HESTENES, Arizona State University

[mouadhbouayad]

Amazing ! I wish I could work just as you do Maria. I wish to join you soon !!
But just out of curiosity, with which equations can you numerically predict the appareance of a blackhole ? Is it the Einstein's tensorial equation of general relativity ? Or am I forgetting something ?
And with which numerical methods do you resolve these equations ? Because I believe it would have to be very accurate, wouldn't it ?

I am so curious about how researches are conducted in this field, really.

[issammohanna]

Seek the Nobel Prize in physics;on the way, you may win other international prizes.

[queenmelissa]

Aqui esta o comentário brasileiro que você estava procurando. BR

[madhavestark]

will you teach me physics... I also want to be a theoretical physics.
I m 17. I only know basics

[gregmakov]

hahha, cu nghia co hoc giai ao tu lop nay hong dzay :D

[gregmakov]

hahhaahh, kho qua di, noi quai deo nghe gi het :D

[emilorucov]

Well I'm smart chad I don't care about physics or something else like that. Simply I only enjoy physical experiences. I don't know what I watch this video but actually maybe I want study some engineering courses in caltech which is more require hands on learning than boring theoretical shit.

[engyn]

she usin' python instead of matlab. blasphemy.