Theoretical Advanced Study Institute
Encyclopedia
The Theoretical Advanced Study Institute or TASI is a four-week summer school in high-energy physics or astrophysics
held yearly at the University of Colorado at Boulder
. The school is meant primarily for advanced graduate students and consists of a series of pedagogical lectures on selected topics given by active researchers in the field. TASI is the most common summer school attended by high-energy physics graduate students in the United States.
The purpose of TASI is to introduce graduate students to cutting-edge topics that they may not have access to in their home institutions. TASI also gives young theoretical physicists a chance to meet and become friends with their fellow students, who will become their future peers.
Writeups of the TASI lectures are traditionally collected into a published volume each year, creating a valuable resource for students hoping to learn about current research topics in an accessible way. The writeups are typically also posted by the lecturers on arXiv.org, providing freely-accessible web-based sources on various physics topics. Since 2007, TASI has also posted video recordings of the lectures online.
. Subsequent TASIs were held at Yale
(1985), Santa Cruz (1986), Santa Fe
(1987), and Brown
(1988). Since 1989 TASI has been located in Boulder.
Astrophysics
Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties of celestial objects, as well as their interactions and behavior...
held yearly at the University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
. The school is meant primarily for advanced graduate students and consists of a series of pedagogical lectures on selected topics given by active researchers in the field. TASI is the most common summer school attended by high-energy physics graduate students in the United States.
The purpose of TASI is to introduce graduate students to cutting-edge topics that they may not have access to in their home institutions. TASI also gives young theoretical physicists a chance to meet and become friends with their fellow students, who will become their future peers.
Writeups of the TASI lectures are traditionally collected into a published volume each year, creating a valuable resource for students hoping to learn about current research topics in an accessible way. The writeups are typically also posted by the lecturers on arXiv.org, providing freely-accessible web-based sources on various physics topics. Since 2007, TASI has also posted video recordings of the lectures online.
History
The first TASI was held in 1984 at the University of MichiganUniversity of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. Subsequent TASIs were held at Yale
YALE
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(1985), Santa Cruz (1986), Santa Fe
Santa Fe Institute
The Santa Fe Institute is an independent, nonprofit theoretical research institute located in Santa Fe and dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of the fundamental principles of complex adaptive systems, including physical, computational, biological, and social systems.The Institute houses a...
(1987), and Brown
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
(1988). Since 1989 TASI has been located in Boulder.
External links
- TASI 2008 Web page.
- TASI 2007 Web page.
- Videos of TASI lectures: 2009, 2008, 2007.
- A selection of TASI lecture writeups from INSPIRESpiresSpires may refer to:* SPIRES, a database for publications in High-Energy Physics* Speyer , a city in Germany* The Spires, a commercial conference centre, operated out of Church House, Belfast by the Presbyterian Church in Ireland...