Conducted in
terms:
2022/23L, 2023/24L, 2024/25L
ISCED code: 0533
ECTS credits:
6
Language:
English
Organized by:
Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics
General relativity 0800-PA-GENREL
List of topics:
1. Recollection of tensor analysis
2. Symmetric spaces
3. Conservation principles
4. Relativity principles
5. Einstein’s general relativity equations
6. Schwarzschild’s solution of Einstein’s equations for spherically symmetric case in vacuum
7. Observable effects of general relativity theory
8. Friedmann’s solutions – cosmological models
9. Gravitational waves
Total student workload
Contact hours with teacher:
- participation in lectures – 45 hrs
- participation in exercises/tutorials – 30 hrs
- consultations – 5 hrs
Self-study hours:
- preparation for lectures – 45 hrs
- preparation for examination – 35 hrs
Altogether: 160 hrs (6 ECTS)
Learning outcomes - knowledge
Student
W1: has basic knowledge of general theory of relativity (GTR)
W2: knows fundamental effects of GTR and basic cosmological models
W3: is familiar with gravitational waves, their characteristics and sources
Learning outcomes - skills
Student
U1: is skilled in tensor calculations
U2: is capable of solving Einstein equations for the simplest highly symmetric cases
U3: can explain the concept of black hole and the simplest cosmological models
Learning outcomes - social competencies
Student
K1: understands the importance of relativistic effects on the communication problems
K2: understands the need for proper popularization of relativity concepts
K3: is well prepared to present the real meaning of physical relativity to a person having humanistic background
Teaching methods
- informative lecture
Prerequisites
Knowledge of mathematical analysis, algebra and mechanics on the first level studies in physics or astronomy
Course coordinators
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