- 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 acquire advanced notions about black hole solutions and Penrose diagrams, gravitational waves and their polarization and elicity properties. He/she will also master some of their physical applications.
Course contents
Einstein field equations
Black holes
Schwarzschild solutions and its extensions
Penrose diagrams
Reissner-Nordstrom solution
Kerr solution
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