What Are Ed Witten's Recent Pedagogic Lectures on Physics?

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Ed Witten has recently authored several pedagogic lectures focusing on fundamental physics topics rather than speculative theories like string theory. These lectures, suitable for graduate-level study, include "Three Lectures On Topological Phases Of Matter," "Notes on Some Entanglement Properties of Quantum Field Theory," "A Mini-Introduction To Information Theory," and "Light Rays, Singularities, and All That." Each lecture is accessible via arXiv, providing valuable insights into various aspects of physics.

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  • Understanding of graduate-level physics concepts
  • Familiarity with quantum field theory
  • Basic knowledge of information theory
  • Awareness of topological phases of matter
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  • Read "Three Lectures On Topological Phases Of Matter" on arXiv
  • Explore "Notes on Some Entanglement Properties of Quantum Field Theory" for insights into quantum mechanics
  • Study "A Mini-Introduction To Information Theory" to grasp foundational concepts in information theory
  • Analyze "Light Rays, Singularities, and All That" for a deeper understanding of singularities in physics
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Ed Witten is famous on his research of speculative theories such as string theory. But recently he has written several pedagogic lectures on "normal" physics, that is on several different physics topics that are not speculative at all. Even though these lectures are not really "books", they are written at a level suitable for graduate textbooks. Those that I am aware of are:

Three Lectures On Topological Phases Of Matter
http://de.arxiv.org/abs/1510.07698

Notes on Some Entanglement Properties of Quantum Field Theory
http://de.arxiv.org/abs/1803.04993

A Mini-Introduction To Information Theory
http://de.arxiv.org/abs/1805.11965

Light Rays, Singularities, and All That
http://de.arxiv.org/abs/1901.03928
 
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Thanks @Demystifier ! These look pretty awesome for study.
 
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I started looking at the last one, it looks good but it lacks detail.
 

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