General Relativity and Cosmology
Course code
MLF7106.LT
old course code
MLF7106
Course title in Estonian
Üldrelatiivsusteooria ja kosmoloogia
Course title in English
General Relativity and Cosmology
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
Support understanding space-time evolution of the modern physical picture of the world;
To support in-depth understanding of the development of modern astronomy and astrophysics and their goals through general relativity.
To support in-depth understanding of the development of modern astronomy and astrophysics and their goals through general relativity.
Brief description of the course
Tensors and vectors. Minkowski spacetimes. Lorentz transformations. Metric tensor. Riemann and Ricci tensors. The energy-momentum tensor in spacetimes curve. Schwartzschildi spacetime. Friedmann spacetime. Evolution of the universe, this is confirmed by observations. Weak gravity fields, linearized theory of gravity.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
Basic introduction about general relativit, the mathematical apparatus;
Basic knowledge about general relativity observational confirmation conclusion;
In-depth knowledge about cosmology rely onf modern physical theory.
Basic introduction about general relativit, the mathematical apparatus;
Basic knowledge about general relativity observational confirmation conclusion;
In-depth knowledge about cosmology rely onf modern physical theory.
Teacher
prof Romi Mankin, prof Tõnu Laas
Prerequisite course 1
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