Lecture III-A - course description

General information

Course name	Lecture III-A
Course ID	13.7-WF-FiAT-W-III-A- 18
Faculty	Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
Field of study	Physics and Astronom
Education profile	academic
Level of studies	PhD studies
Beginning semester	winter term 2018/2019

Course information

Semester	4
ECTS credits to win	3
Course type	obligatory
Teaching language	english
Author of syllabus	prof. dr hab. Ulrich Geppert

Classes forms

The class form	Hours per semester (full-time)	Hours per week (full-time)	Hours per semester (part-time)	Hours per week (part-time)	Form of assignment
Lecture	30	2	-	-	Exam

Aim of the course

Students will gain basic knowledge about the theories of Special Relativity and General Relativity, and their role in theinterpretation of astrophysical phenomena. Students will learn mathematical methods necessary to apply relativistic understanding in application to real astrophysical data concerning compact objects, such as neutron stars or white dwarfs.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of classical mechanics, electrodynamics and calculus at the master of science level.

Scope

The rules of Special Relativity and General Relativity. Tensor calculus, Lorentz transformation, relativistic mechanics. , energy-momentum tensor.
The equivalence principle.
Gravitational redshift.
Tensors in Riemann space, covariant differential.
Space-time curvature around massive(relativistic) stars.
Einstein’s field equations, Schwartzschild metric.
Stellar structure equations.
Stellar collapse, supernovae.
Black holes.
Gravitational fields.

Teaching methods

Conventional lecture, discussion and consultaions.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description	Outcome symbols	Methods of verification	The class form

Assignment conditions

Positive grade from an oral exam. Active participation in the duscussions during lectures may influence the outccome of the exam.

Notes

Modified by dr Joanna Kalaga (last modification: 30-08-2018 10:44)

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