Course teacher(s)
Frank FERRARI (Coordinator) and Stéphane DETOURNAYECTS credits
5
Language(s) of instruction
french
Course content
Reminder on special relativity; the Principle of Equivalence; the geometric description of space-time: tensor calculus, covariant derivatives, curvature; the energy-momentum tensor; the Einstein's equations; Applications: the spherically symmetric field, the Schwarzschild's solution, solar system experiments, black holes, introduction to cosmology.
Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)
To present the relativistic theory of gravitation and its classic applications.
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Cours ayant celui-ci comme co-requis
Teaching methods and learning activities
Online lectures and problem solving by the students
References, bibliography, and recommended reading
Weinberg, Gravitation and Cosmology; Misner et al., Gravitation; Hawking and Ellis, The large scale structure of space-time; Hartle, Gravity; Price, General Relativity Primer
Course notes
- Université virtuelle
Other information
Contacts
Adrien Fiorucci (afiorucc@ulb.ac.be)
Campus
Plaine
Evaluation
Method(s) of evaluation
- Other
Other
First session: personal work and 2 or 3h written exam.
Second session: written or oral exam
Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)
First session:
1) Personal work: 50% of the grade; Written exam: 50% of the grade.
Language(s) of evaluation
- french