Introduction to General Relativity
A.Y. 2018/2019
Learning objectives
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Expected learning outcomes
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Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
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Course syllabus and organization
Single session
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Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
First half (about 24 hours): Brief summary of special relativity; introduction to differential geometry: Differential manifolds, tangent and cotangent space, tensor analysis, differential forms, (pseudo-)Riemannian manifolds, linear connections, curvature.
Second half: Einstein equations, Schwarzschild solution, classical tests of GR, black holes, FRW cosmology, gravitational waves.
Second half: Einstein equations, Schwarzschild solution, classical tests of GR, black holes, FRW cosmology, gravitational waves.
FIS/02 - THEORETICAL PHYSICS, MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND METHODS - University credits: 6
Lessons: 48 hours
Professor:
Klemm Silke
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