 | Study programme 2023-2024 | Français | |
 | Advanced topics in Gravitation | ||
Programme component of Master's in Physics (MONS) (day schedule) à la Faculty of Science |
| Code | Type | Head of UE | Department’s contact details | Teacher(s) |
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| US-M2-SCPHYS-034-M | Optional UE | CAMPOLEONI Andrea | S827 - Physique de l'Univers, Champs et Gravitation |
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| Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Credits | Weighting | Term |
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| Anglais, Français | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 2nd term |
| AA Code | Teaching Activity (AA) | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Term | Weighting |
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| S-PHYS-047 | Advanced topics in Gravitation | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Q2 | 100.00% |
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Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes
- Master expertise.
- Have acquired knowledge and a thorough understanding of specialist areas of physics in connection with mathematics and/or advanced laboratory practices required for these sectors.
- Have reached a level of knowledge and skill giving them access to the third cycle of the study programme / doctoral studies (only for two-year Master courses).
- Provide clear and accurate information.
- Share their knowledge and findings clearly and back them up rationally to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
- Grow personally and professionally.
- Have developed the skills that will enable them to continue to acquire knowledge independently.
- Have a creative and rigorous scientific approach
- Apply their knowledge, understanding and ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments and in multidisciplinary contexts related to physical sciences.
Learning Outcomes of UE
Understand the modern formulation of general relativity based on the tools of differential geometry and the general properties of black holes.
UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance
Complements of differential geometry. Coordinate and non-coordinate bases of tangent space. Cartan's formulation of general relativity. The Reissner-Nordstrom solution of Einstein's equations describing a charged black hole. Kerr's solution of Einstein's equations describing a rotating black hole. General properties of black holes.
Prior Experience
Course of General relativity.
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
| AA | Type of Teaching Activity/Activities |
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| S-PHYS-047 |
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Mode of delivery
| AA | Mode of delivery |
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| S-PHYS-047 |
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Required Learning Resources/Tools
| AA | Required Learning Resources/Tools |
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| S-PHYS-047 | Not applicable |
Recommended Learning Resources/Tools
| AA | Recommended Learning Resources/Tools |
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| S-PHYS-047 | Not applicable |
Other Recommended Reading
| AA | Other Recommended Reading |
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| S-PHYS-047 | P. K. Townsend, `"Black holes: Lecture notes'', arXiv:gr-qc/9707012 [gr-qc]. M. Nakahara, "Geometry, Topology and Physics", CRC Press (2003). Robert M. Wald, "General Relativity", The University of Chicago Press (1984). |
Grade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next
| AA | Grade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next |
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| S-PHYS-047 | Unauthorized |
Term 2 Assessment - type
| AA | Type(s) and mode(s) of Q2 assessment |
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| S-PHYS-047 |
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Term 2 Assessment - comments
| AA | Term 2 Assessment - comments |
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| S-PHYS-047 | The oral exam will be complemented either by a set of exercises with marks or by a presentation given by the student on a subject selected from a list of topics or by a written essay. |
Term 3 Assessment - type
| AA | Type(s) and mode(s) of Q3 assessment |
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| S-PHYS-047 |
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Term 3 Assessment - comments
| AA | Term 3 Assessment - comments |
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| S-PHYS-047 | Same as in the first session. |