 | Study programme 2022-2023 | Français | |
| General Relativity | |||
Learning Activity |
| Code | Lecturer(s) | Associate Lecturer(s) | Subsitute Lecturer(s) et other(s) | Establishment |
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| S-PHYS-053 |
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| Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Term |
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| Français | Français | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Q1 |
Content of Learning Activity
The equivalence principle. Introduction to Riemannian geometry. Motion of a test body in the gravitational field: the geodesic equation. Einstein's equations. Exact solutions of Einstein's equations. Experimental tests of General Relativity. Gravitational waves. Introduction to modern cosmology.
Required Learning Resources/Tools
S. M. Carroll, "Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity", Addison-Wesley (2003);
B. Schutz, "A first course in General Relativity", Cambridge University Press (2009).
Recommended Learning Resources/Tools
Lecture notes on selected topics
Other Recommended Reading
N. Deruelle et J.-Ph. Uzan, "Théories de la Relativité", Belin (2014);
C. W. Misner, K. S. Thorne and J. A. Wheeler, "Gravitation", Freeman (2003);
R. Wald, "General Relativity", University of Chicago Press (1984).
Mode of delivery
- Face-to-face
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
- Cours magistraux
- Exercices dirigés
Evaluations
The assessment methods of the Learning Activity (AA) are specified in the course description of the corresponding Educational Component (UE)