Course Dates Credits
Introduction to General Relativity 6 Nov - 10 Dec 13
Lecturers
Thomas Sotiriou

Program:

1. Introduction
2. Vectors and tensors in Special Relativity
3. Tensors in curved spaces
4. Connections and covariant derivative
5. Riemann Tensor
6. Kinematics - the geodesic equation
7. Dynamics - Einstein's equations
8. Linearized GR
9,10. GR as a field theory
11. The Schwarzschild solution (exterior, kinematics)
12,13. Black Holes

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