Course Identification

Title:

Advanced topics in high energy physics - Black holes, information and Chaos

Code:

20261271

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Lecturers:

Prof. Micha Berkooz

TA's:

N/A

Course Schedule and Location

Year:

2026

Semester:

First Semester

When / Where:

Sunday, 12:15 - 14:00, Weissman, Seminar Rm B
Monday, 16:15 - 18:00, Weissman, Seminar Rm B

First Lecture:

26/10/2025

End date:

19/01/2026

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Physical Sciences: Lecture; Regular; 3.00 points

Comments

N/A

Prerequisites

Field theory I, General relativity.

Field theory II recommended.

Restrictions

Participants:

250

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Required in at least 80% of the lectures

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

Attendance

50%

Assignments:

50%

Depending on the number of students we may fo a final assignment

Evaluation Type

Seminar

Scheduled date 1

Date / due date

N/A

Location

N/A

Time

-

Remarks

N/A

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

5

Syllabus

Black holes, the information paradox, basics of SUGRA and String theory, Stringy construction of black holes and their microstates counting, basics of large N, AdS/CFT, AMPS, The RT formula, islands.

Learning Outcomes

The students will be proficient in the topics above

Reading List

TBD

Website

N/A