| Course | Dates | Credits |
| Compact Objects | 13 Feb - 26 Feb | 8 |
| Lecturers | ||
| John Miller |
Program:
1. Basics of relativistic hydrodynamics
2. Relativistic hydro in spherical symmetry -Friedmann-Robertson-Walker
and Oppenheimer-Snyder solutions
3. The TOV equations applied to simple neutron-star models; the May &
White calculations of non-rotating black hole formation
4. Introduction to the 3+1 formalism for numerical relativity; frame
dragging
5. Rotating collapse and Kerr black holes
6. Basic ideas of accretion onto compact objects
7. The Blandford/Znajek mechanism and the launching of relativistic jets
8. Sources of gravitational waves and prospects for GW detection
Prerequisites:
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