Comments on: Lighting Up Field Theory http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/22/lighting-up-field-theory/ Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:47:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: bfp http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/22/lighting-up-field-theory/#comment-113112 bfp Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:02:10 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/22/lighting-up-field-theory/#comment-113112 lecture notes here (scroll down): http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/dt281/qft.html lecture notes here (scroll down):

http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/dt281/qft.html

]]> By: pedant http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/22/lighting-up-field-theory/#comment-113082 pedant Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:35:45 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/22/lighting-up-field-theory/#comment-113082 Coleman's is a tour de force of the expositor's art. It's all in his head, and it comes out, effortlessly and flawlessly. The cigarettes though? In this context, it's hard to overlook the anecdotal evidence that smoking holds off the onset of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases and that, in particular, quitting in relatively old age can precipitate the onset of Parkinson's. None of this is relevant to the lectures, which are quite amazing. The old boy was a star. Coleman’s is a tour de force of the expositor’s art. It’s all in his head, and it comes out, effortlessly and flawlessly. The cigarettes though? In this context, it’s hard to overlook the anecdotal evidence that smoking holds off the onset of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases and that, in particular, quitting in relatively old age can precipitate the onset of Parkinson’s. None of this is relevant to the lectures, which are quite amazing. The old boy was a star.

]]> By: Carl Brannen http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/22/lighting-up-field-theory/#comment-113056 Carl Brannen Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:10:00 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/22/lighting-up-field-theory/#comment-113056 I took a class by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Rossi_Lomanitz" rel="nofollow">Lomanitz</a> in the 70s (or maybe 1981 or 82) and he also chain smoked the whole lecture through. I took a class by Lomanitz in the 70s (or maybe 1981 or 82) and he also chain smoked the whole lecture through.

]]> By: theoreticalminimum http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/22/lighting-up-field-theory/#comment-113022 theoreticalminimum Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:27:50 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/22/lighting-up-field-theory/#comment-113022 The number of cigarettes he smokes during one class is phenomenal! Funnily, his long hair and fast-paced back and forth in front of the blackboard reminds me of Nima Arkani-Hamed! It is so nice to finally see the wonderful person who gave the lectures so many of us have been talking about. He is sorely missed.. The number of cigarettes he smokes during one class is phenomenal! Funnily, his long hair and fast-paced back and forth in front of the blackboard reminds me of Nima Arkani-Hamed! It is so nice to finally see the wonderful person who gave the lectures so many of us have been talking about. He is sorely missed..

]]> By: Jonathan http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/22/lighting-up-field-theory/#comment-112996 Jonathan Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:23:01 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/22/lighting-up-field-theory/#comment-112996 If you don't want to watch the videos embedded in the site (for instance you may wish to watch one half of a video one day and one half the next, without having to wait for it all to upload again) you can download a firefox plugin from here: http://unplug.mozdev.org/ which allows you to download the files. Each one is about 130 Mb. If you don’t want to watch the videos embedded in the site (for instance you may wish to watch one half of a video one day and one half the next, without having to wait for it all to upload again) you can download a firefox plugin from here: http://unplug.mozdev.org/ which allows you to download the files. Each one is about 130 Mb.

]]> By: onymous http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/22/lighting-up-field-theory/#comment-112995 onymous Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:22:39 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/22/lighting-up-field-theory/#comment-112995 Thanks for pointing this out! I've heard the stories but it's nice to be able to see what he was like. Thanks for pointing this out! I’ve heard the stories but it’s nice to be able to see what he was like.

]]> By: Michelle http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/22/lighting-up-field-theory/#comment-112991 Michelle Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:40:21 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/22/lighting-up-field-theory/#comment-112991 Funny! The cigarettes were gone by 1999... Funny! The cigarettes were gone by 1999…

]]> By: Melvin Eloy http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/22/lighting-up-field-theory/#comment-112990 Melvin Eloy Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:38:16 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/22/lighting-up-field-theory/#comment-112990 I agree, those lectures are awesome. Following your advice Clifford, I got myself a copy of "Aspects of Symmetry" just a week after Coleman passed away. Now if only I could have some time to watch all these lectures... I agree, those lectures are awesome. Following your advice Clifford, I got myself a copy of “Aspects of Symmetry” just a week after Coleman passed away. Now if only I could have some time to watch all these lectures…

]]> By: Jonathan http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/22/lighting-up-field-theory/#comment-112985 Jonathan Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:46:45 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/22/lighting-up-field-theory/#comment-112985 Wow, I'd heard tales that these had been recorded but feared that they'd been lost forever, many thanks for pointing them out! Wow, I’d heard tales that these had been recorded but feared that they’d been lost forever, many thanks for pointing them out!

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