| TATM80 | Cosmology, 4,5 ECTS credits. /Kosmologi/ |
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 28 |
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Area of Education: Science Subject area: Mathematics |
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| Advancement level
(A-D): B
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| Aim: To give a description of the big bang model of the universe. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) TATM73 Calculus B, TATM18 Linear Algebra, TATM41 Vector Analysis or equivalent, and basic knowledge of physics. The course addresses engineering students without previous knowledge of the subject. Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding. |
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| Organisation: Lectures. |
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| Course contents: The difference between Newton's mechanics and the relativity theory. A simple presentation of curved space. Geodesics. Relativistic phenomena close to massive objects. Relativistic cosmology, the Big Bang. |
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| Course literature: Berry, M. V: Principles of Cosmology and Gravitation. Institute of Physics Publishing 1993, ISBN0-85274-037-9. |
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| Hand-in assignments and presentation |
3 p |
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Course language is Swedish/under certain circumstances the course might be offered in English. Department offering the course: MAI. Director of Studies: Arne Enqvist Examiner: Brian Edgar Link to the course homepage at the department Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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