PHYS 8393 Advanced General Relativity and Gravitation
This is an advanced graduate course in Einstein’s theory of relativity and other topics in the field of gravitation. Topics covered are:
1. Symmetries of Riemann spaces, Lie groups classifications. Spatially homogeneous Bianchi-type spacetimes. Petrov classification.
2. Spinors. Newman-Penrose formalism. Singularities theorems in General Relativity.
3. Golden Sachs theorem and eikonal approximation. Gravitational lenses.
4. Cosmological solutions of general relativity and observational cosmology.
5. Approaches to a quantum theory of gravity: loop quantum representation, entropic gravity, causal dynamic representation, superstring theory.
Prerequisite
PHYS 5393 or consent of department.
Offered
As scheduled