Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500097 Physics | OT | 4 | 2 |
It is advisable to have taken Mecànica Teòrica i Sistemes no lineals, and Electrodinàmica i Radiació Sincrotró.
To learn the physical basis of General Relativity (GR) as well as the most important gravitational phenomena that are described with it.
This goal requires mastering tensorial calculus.
The classical tests of GR and the familiarization with the most important spacetimes are also included as part of the course.
Special Relativity
The Equivalence Principle
Tensors in curved space
Einstein's equations
Spherical symmetry. Black holes
Weak fields. Gravitational radiation
Cosmology
This course will be given entirely in English. All the course material (problems, homework and exams) will be distributed in English
and students will be encouraged to do all the exercises/exams in English, although in Catalan or Spanish
will also be accepted and assesed with the same criteria.
This course will consist of theory and problem classes. There will be an equilibrium among work at class and at home.
Problem lists will be given to be solved individually or in groups. The solutions to the problelms will be discussed in the problem classes.
The students will solve individually and hand in after a limited time a selection of 'homework' problems that will count for the final course mark.
The students will have to prepare 2 written exams: a mid-term exam and a final exam, the latter of which can be re-taken once.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Problem lectures and discussion | 16 | 0.64 | 5, 1, 3, 4, 2, 6, 11, 12, 9, 13, 29, 17, 18, 16, 22, 19, 27, 28, 21, 25, 26, 23, 20, 24 |
Theory lectures | 33 | 1.32 | 5, 1, 3, 4, 2, 6, 11, 7, 8, 10, 12, 9, 13, 17, 18, 16, 22, 19, 21, 25, 26, 23, 20, 24 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Discussion and work in group | 46 | 1.84 | 5, 1, 3, 4, 2, 6, 11, 7, 8, 10, 12, 9, 17, 18, 16, 22, 19, 28, 21, 25, 26, 23, 20, 24 |
Study of theoretical foundations | 47 | 1.88 | 5, 1, 3, 4, 2, 6, 11, 7, 8, 10, 12, 9, 13, 29, 17, 18, 16, 22, 19, 27, 21, 25, 26, 23, 20, 24 |
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Exam 1 | 30% | 2 | 0.08 | 5, 1, 3, 4, 2, 6, 11, 7, 8, 10, 12, 9, 13, 15, 14, 17, 18, 16, 22, 19, 27, 21, 25, 26, 23, 20, 24 |
Exam 2 (Final) | 50% | 2 | 0.08 | 5, 1, 3, 4, 2, 6, 11, 7, 8, 10, 12, 9, 13, 15, 14, 17, 18, 16, 22, 19, 27, 21, 25, 26, 23, 20, 24 |
Homework | 20% | 2 | 0.08 | 5, 1, 3, 4, 2, 6, 13, 29, 17, 18, 16, 22, 19, 27, 28, 21, 25, 26, 23, 20, 24 |
Resit Exam | 80% | 2 | 0.08 | 5, 1, 3, 4, 2, 6, 11, 7, 8, 10, 12, 9, 13, 17, 18, 16, 22, 19, 27, 21, 25, 26, 23, 20, 24 |
- J.B. Hartle, Gravity: an Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity, Addison-Wesley, 2003.
- B.F. Schutz, A First Course in General Relativity, Cambridge Univ Press, 2009.
- S. Weinberg, Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity, J. Wiley & Sons, 1972.
No "programari"