Introduction to General Relativity and Black Holes (2/5)

<!--HTML-->Conceptual foundations of General Relativity (GR). Uniqueness of GR. Mathematical framework: tensor calculus, Riemannian geometry, connection, 'spin' connection, curvature, Cartan's form calculus. Hilbert-Einstein action, Einstein equations. Weak gravitational fields....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Damour, Thibault Marie Alban Guillaume
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: CERN 2001
Materias:
Academic Training Lecture Regular Programme
Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/1566216
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Sumario:<!--HTML-->Conceptual foundations of General Relativity (GR). Uniqueness of GR. Mathematical framework: tensor calculus, Riemannian geometry, connection, 'spin' connection, curvature, Cartan's form calculus. Hilbert-Einstein action, Einstein equations. Weak gravitational fields. Post Newtonian Approximation. Gravitanional Waves. Exact solutions. Killing vectors. Experimental tests. Black Holes: extensions of the Schwarzschild solution; Kerr-Newman holes; no-hair theorems; energtics of black holes; the membrane approach; quantum mechanics of black holes; Bekenstein entropy; Hawking temperature; black holes and string theory.

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