PYL332
| pYL332 | |
|---|---|
| General Theory of Relativity & Cosmology | |
| Credits | 3 |
| Structure | 3-0-0 |
| Pre-requisites | PYL127 |
| Overlaps | |
pYL332 : General Theory of Relativity & Cosmology
[edit]Revision of special relativity, Notations, Equivalence principle, Introduction to tensor calculus, Metric, Parallel transport, covariant derivative and Christoffel symbols, Geodesic, Riemann curvature tensor, Ricci tensor, Geodesic deviation equation, Stress-Energy tensor, Einstein equation, Meaning of Einstein equation, Schwarzschild solution, Trajectories in Schwarzschild space-time, Perihelion shift, Binary pulsars, Gravitational deflection of light, Gravitational lensing, Gravitational collapse, Black holes, Hawking Radiation, Gravitational waves, Cosmology: Models of the universe and the cosmological principle, Cosmological metrics, Types of universe, Robertson-Walker universes, Big Bang, Dark energy.