Universität Wien

260023 VO General Theory of Relativity and Cosmology (2019S)

6.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 26 - Physik
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Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 05.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 07.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 14.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 19.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 21.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 26.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 28.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 02.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 04.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 09.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 11.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 30.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 02.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 07.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 09.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 14.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 16.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 21.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 23.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 28.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 04.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 06.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 13.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 18.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 25.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Thursday 27.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Aims: Development of the mathematical apparatus of General Relativity and its application to phenomena in astrophysics and cosmology.

Contents: Physical foundations, differential and Riemannian geometry, dynamics of the gravitational field, Schwarzschild solution, gravitational collapse and black holes, relativistic cosmology, linearized theory of gravitation and gravitational waves.

Method: Physical reasoning and mathematical deduction.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance of the course Relativity and Cosmology I strongly encouraged.

Examination topics

The set of exam questions available at https://gravity.univie.ac.at/studies/relativitaetstheorie-und-kosmologie-ii/

Reading list

Hughston, Tod: An introduction to general relativity;
Wald: General Relativity;
Hartle: Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity;
d'Inverno: Introducing Einstein's Relativity;
Lecturer's notes

Association in the course directory

M-CORE 7

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