285140 General Relativity (V) (SoSe 2017)
Contents, comment
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1. Relativity and equivalence principles
2. Tests of Newtonian gravity and the equivalence principle
3. Differential geometry I: Manifolds, metric and parallel transport
4. Freely falling observers and Solar system tests
5. Differential geometry II: curvature and Bianchi identities
6. Tidal force and geodesic deviation
7. The Einstein equation
8. Gravitational waves
9. Black holes and compact stars
Requirements for participation, required level
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Basic understanding of classical mechanics and electrodynamics, analysis and linear algebra
Bibliography
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Carroll -- Sexl & Urbandtke -- Straumann -- Wald -- Weinberg
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| Module | Course | Requirements | |
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| 28-M-SMTP Spezialisierung Mathematische und Theoretische Physik | Spezialisierungskurs MP-TP (A) | Student information | |
| 28-M-TP Theoretische Physik | Theoretische Physik (A) | Graded examination
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| 28-M-VP Vertiefung | Vertiefung (A.1) | Graded examination
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Student information |
| 28-M-VTP1 Vertiefung Theoretische Physik 1 | Vertiefung Theoretische Physik 1 (A) | Student information | |
| - | Graded examination | Student information | |
| 28-M-VTP2 Vertiefung Theoretische Physik 2 | Vertiefung Theoretische Physik 2 (A) | Student information | |
| - | Graded examination | Student information | |
| 28-PRO Profilierung | - | Ungraded examination | Student information |
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- Faculty of Physics
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