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Teacher Roberto Balbinot
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Credits 6
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SSD FIS/02
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Language English
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Campus of Bologna
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Degree Programme Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Physics (cod. 9245)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Physics (cod. 9245) -
Course Timetable from Sep 21, 2021 to Dec 15, 2021
Academic Year 2021/2022
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