| NFYD73 | Theory of Relativity, 7,5 ECTS credits. /Relativitetsteori/ |
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 56 |
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Area of Education: Science Subject area: Physics |
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| Advancement level
(A-D): D
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| Aim: The purpose of the course is to give a good understanding of the principles and consequences of the special and the general theory of relativity. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) Participation in NFYA34 Mechanics, NFYB32 Electromagnetic fields, and NFYC73 Analytical mechanics. NFYD70 Electromagnetic field theory and wave motion is recommended. 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: The course is presented during 42 lecture-hours. |
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| Course contents: The postulates of special relativity, Lorentz-transformations, highenergy dynamics, transformation properties of electromagnetic fields, the electromagnetic field tensor. Basic tensor calculus. The postulates of general relativity. Einsteins equations of motion, Einsteins field equations, Schwarzschilds solution of the field equations. The deviation of light in a gravitational field, The perihelion of Mercury and the gravitational redshift is computed and related to the observed data. Black holes, white holes and worm holes. An introduction to cosmology. |
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| Course literature: No particular book is followed, but R D'Inverno: Introducing Einsteins Relativity, Clarendon is a good choice. English translations of Einsteins most important original papers are handed out. |
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| A more detaoled study presented as a written essay. Hand-in exercises and oral presentation. |
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Course language is Swedish. Department offering the course: IFM. Director of Studies: Magnus Boman Examiner: Rolf Riklund Link to the course homepage at the department Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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