08.128.732 Cosmology and General Relativity

Course offering details

Instructors: Prof. Dr. Jens Erler

Event type: Lecture/practice class

Displayed in timetable as: 08.128.732

Hours per week: 4

Credits: 6,0

Language of instruction: Englisch

Min. | Max. participants: - | -

Requirements / organisational issues:
Strongly recommended: Theoretical Physics I (Classical Mechanics) and Theoretical Physics II (Classical Electrodynamics).
Beyond this no other prerequisite will be required and the necessary mathematics will be introduced.  
This means that this course is also appropriate for interested Bachelor students, although it is classified as a special course within the Masters program.

Contents:
Special Theory of Relativity
The Principle of Equivalence
Tensor Analysis
The Einstein-Equations
The Schwarzschild Metric
Gravitational Waves

Recommended reading list:
L.D. Landau & E.M. Lifshitz: Lehrbuch der Theoretischen Physik: II Klassische Feldtheorie
S. Weinberg: Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity
R.M. Wald: General Relativity

Additional information:
Language: English

Appointments
Date From To Room Instructors
1 Tue, 18. Apr. 2023 08:15 09:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
2 Fri, 21. Apr. 2023 12:15 13:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
3 Tue, 25. Apr. 2023 08:15 09:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
4 Fri, 28. Apr. 2023 12:15 13:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
5 Tue, 2. May 2023 08:15 09:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
6 Fri, 5. May 2023 12:15 13:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
7 Tue, 9. May 2023 08:15 09:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
8 Fri, 12. May 2023 12:15 13:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
9 Tue, 16. May 2023 08:15 09:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
10 Fri, 19. May 2023 12:15 13:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
11 Tue, 23. May 2023 08:15 09:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
12 Fri, 26. May 2023 12:15 13:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
13 Tue, 30. May 2023 08:15 09:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
14 Fri, 2. Jun. 2023 12:15 13:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
15 Tue, 6. Jun. 2023 08:15 09:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
16 Fri, 9. Jun. 2023 12:15 13:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
17 Tue, 13. Jun. 2023 08:15 09:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
18 Fri, 16. Jun. 2023 12:15 13:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
19 Tue, 20. Jun. 2023 08:15 09:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
20 Fri, 23. Jun. 2023 12:15 13:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
21 Tue, 27. Jun. 2023 08:15 09:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
22 Fri, 30. Jun. 2023 12:15 13:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
23 Tue, 4. Jul. 2023 08:15 09:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
24 Fri, 7. Jul. 2023 12:15 13:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
25 Tue, 11. Jul. 2023 08:15 09:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
26 Fri, 14. Jul. 2023 12:15 13:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
27 Tue, 18. Jul. 2023 08:15 09:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
28 Fri, 21. Jul. 2023 12:15 13:45 05 119 Minkowski-Raum Prof. Dr. Jens Erler
Course specific exams
Description Date Instructors Mandatory
1. Written Examination Tue, 25. Jul. 2023 08:30-12:00 Prof. Dr. Jens Erler Yes
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Instructors
Prof. Dr. Jens Erler