- 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)
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
Black holes
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