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| SPAT0012-3 | General relativity, Part : Complement
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| Duration : | 40h Th |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master in Physical Sciences, in-depth approach, 1st year | | 4 |
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| Master in Physical Sciences, in-depth approach, 2nd year | | 4 |
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| Master in Physical Sciences, didactic approach, 1st year | | 4 |
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| Master in Physical Sciences, didactic approach, 2nd year | | 4 |
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| Master in Physical Sciences, specialized approach, 1st year | | 4 |
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| Master in Physical Sciences, specialized approach, 2nd year | | 4 |
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| Master in Physical Sciences | | 4 |
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| Lecturer : | Yves De Rop |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| All year long |
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Course contents :
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| First technical course in general relativity, continuation of SPAT0012-2.
- Tensorial analysis in flat spaces
- Stress-energy tensor
- Riemannian manifolds
- Einstein field equations
- Spatially homogeneous and isotropic cosmological models
- Schwarzschild geometrodynamics. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Offer the students a new perspective beyond the design of space and time according to Newton : the relativistic spacetime. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| SPAT0012-2 |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| None. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Lecture notes are available. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral exam in june. |
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Work placement(s) :
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| None. |
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Organizational remarks :
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| None. |
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Contacts :
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| Yves De Rop
Département d'astrophysique, de géophysique et d'océanographie
Allée du 6 août, 17
Bâtiment B5c, bureau -1/2
4000 - Liège
Y.DeRop@ulg.ac.be |
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