Academic Year 2021/2022
- Docente: Roberto Balbinot
- Credits: 6
- SSD: FIS/02
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
-
Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Physics (cod. 9245)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Physics (cod. 9245)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will learn elements of General Relativity. In particular he/she will acquire a basic knowledge of Einstein field equations and their Schwarzschild and gravitational wave solutions. He/she will be able to describe classical tests of General Relativity and master simple applications of it.
Course contents
Special Relativity-Maxwell equations-retarded potential
Equivalence principle
Geodesics
Riemann tensor
Einstein equations
Schwarzschild solution
Classical tests
Gravitational waves
Readings/Bibliography
S. Weinberg : Gravitation and Cosmology, John Wiley & Sons, 1972
R. D'Inverno : Introducing Einstein Relativity, Oxford University Press, 1992
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Oral examination
Office hours
See the website of Roberto Balbinot