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Gravitation and Cosmology
Period II, autumn semester 2010. Course code FFM071/FIM450. 7.5 hp.
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Steven Weinberg, Gravitation and Cosmology - principles and applications of the general theory of relativity, Wiley 1972. ISBN 0-471-92567-5 |
For the cosmology part we use parts of a more modern review: TASI Lectures on cosmology
Lecturer:
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Martin Cederwall,
room O6104A, tel. 7723181,
martin.cederwall@chalmers.se
Assistant teacher
Examination is done with two sets of home assignments
and a home exam.
Each set of home assignments gives a maximum of 10 pts and the home exam
maximum 80 pts.
- Home assignment,
1st set of problems - due Nov. 19
(hand in to Christian or Martin, or put in the little box outside Martins's office)
Home assignment, 2st set of problems - due Dec. 10
Home examination - due Jan. 17
Examination problems 2009:
Examination problems 2008:
Examination problems 2007:
Grades are given according to:
Chalmers: 50 -> 3, 65 -> 4, 80 -> 5
GU: 50 -> G, 75 -> VG
For grades 5 or VG an oral examination is also required.
Schedule
from TimeEdit
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Schedule
Lectures: Mondays 10-12 and Tuesdays 15-17 in O6115
Exercise clasees: Thursdays 8-10 in O6115
All classes Oct. 26 - Nov. 11 moved to room FL64
All classes Nov. 16 - Dec. 9, except Dec. 7, are moved to room FL73
Plan:
Lecture 1: Introduction. Review of special relativity: 2.1-4
Lecture 2: Review of special relativity: 2.5-9
Lecture 3: The equivalence principle: 3.1-5
Lecture 4: Tensor analysis: 4.1-9
Lecture 5: Curvature of space-time: 6.1,3,4-8
Lecture 6: Einstein's equations: 7:1,4
Lecture 7: The Schwarzschild solution: 8.1-3,8
Lecture 8: Einstein's equations, action principle: 12.1-4
Lecture 9: Classic tests: 8.4-6; Black holes
Lecture 10: Gravitational radiation: 10.1-5
Lecture 11: Isometries, symmetric spaces: 13.1-3
Lecture 12: Symmetric spaces: 13.3-5. Cosmology
Lecture 13: Cosmology
Lecture notes from 2008, written by Christian von SchultzLinks:
Gravity
course by G. 't Hooft, Utrecht - contains useful exercise problems
Gravity course by Joe Minahan, Uppsala - contains useful exercise problems
TASI Lectures: Introduction to Cosmology
"The general relativity tutorial" by John Baez - lots of links and interesting material
Relativity and
black hole links