260024 VO Relativity and Cosmology II (2016S)
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Language: English
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DI 01.03.2016 10.15-11.45 Ort: Ernst-Mach-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 2. Stk., 1090 Wien; DO wtl von 03.03.2016 bis 30.06.2016 10.15-11.45 Ort: Ernst-Mach-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 2. Stk., 1090 Wien; DI wtl von 08.03.2016 bis 28.06.2016 10.05-11.35 Ort: Ernst-Mach-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 2. Stk., 1090 Wien
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Aims, contents and method of the course
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Oral examination
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Minimal requirements: 60% complete answers to the questions of the exam.
Criteria: 60% - 4, 70% - 3, 80 % - 2, 90% - 1.
Criteria: 60% - 4, 70% - 3, 80 % - 2, 90% - 1.
Examination topics
As listed under contents and detailed in the lecture notes.
Reading list
Hughston, Tod: An introduction to general relativity;
Wald: General Relativity; Hartle: Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity; R. d'Inverno: Introducing Einstein's Relativity.
Wald: General Relativity; Hartle: Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity; R. d'Inverno: Introducing Einstein's Relativity.
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MaG 20
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:40
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.