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| SPAT0012-1 | General relativity I
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| Duration : | 60h Th |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Master in Engineering Physics, in-depth approach, 2nd year | | Toute l'année | | 5 |
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| Master in Mathematical Sciences, in-depth approach, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 8 |
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| Master in Space Sciences, Research focus, 1st year | | | | 6 |
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| Master in Space Sciences, Research focus, 2nd year | | | | 6 |
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| Master in Mathematical Sciences, didactic approach, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 8 |
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| Master in Mathematical Sciences, professional focus in management, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 8 |
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| Master in Mathematical Sciences, professional focus in computer science, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 8 |
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| Master in Mathematical Sciences, specialized approach, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 8 |
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| Master in Mathematical Sciences | | Toute l'année | | 8 |
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| Substitute(s) : | Yves De Rop |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | Classical first course in general relativity. |
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| Course objective : | - Special relativity
- Equivalence principle
- Tensorial analysis in flat spaces
- Stress-energy tensor
- Riemannian manifolds
- Einstein field equations
- Spatially homogeneous and isotropic cosmological models
- Schwarzschild geometrodynamics. |
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| Prerequisites : | Basic notions in theoretical physics. |
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| Workshops : | None. |
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| Organization : | (to be completed) |
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| Written notes : | - Lecture notes;
- Bernard F. Schutz, « A first course in general relativity », second edition, Cambridge University Press, 2009. |
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| Assessment : | (to be completed) |
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| Contacts : | Yves De Rop
Département d'astrophysique, de géophysique et d'océanographie
Allée du 6 août, 17
Bâtiment B5c, bureau -1/2
4000 - Liège
Y.DeRop@ulg.ac.be |
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| Remarks : | None. |
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