Phys 730: General Relativity and Gravitation II
Spring 2016 – Tentative Schedule
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| Causal Structures (Wald, Ch. 8 and App. A) | ||
| Causal Structures (Wald, Ch. 8) | ||
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Causal Structures (Wald, Ch. 8) | |
Feb 01 |
Singularity Theorems (Wald, Ch. 9) | |
| Singularity Theorems (Wald, Ch. 9) | ||
| Singularity Theorems (Wald, Ch. 9) | ||
| Spinors (Wald, Ch. 13) | Quiz 1 | |
| Spinors (Wald, Ch. 13) | ||
| Spinors (Wald, Ch. 13) | ||
| Initial-Value Formulation (Wald, Ch. 10) | ||
| Initial-Value Formulation (Wald, Ch. 10) | Quiz 2 | |
| Initial-Value Formulation (Wald, Ch. 10) | Assignment 1 due | |
| Initial-Value Formulation (Wald, Ch. 10) | ||
| Lagrangian Formulation (Wald, App. E) | ||
| Lagrangian Formulation (Wald, App. E) | Assignment 2 due | |
| Hamiltonian Formulation (Wald, App. E) | Quiz 3 | |
| Hamiltonian Formulation (Wald, App. E) | ||
| Hamiltonian Formulation (Wald, App. E) | ||
| Black-Hole Solutions (Wald, Ch. 12) | ||
| Black-Hole Solutions (Wald, Ch. 12) | Assignment 3 due | |
| Black-Hole Solutions (Wald, Ch. 12) | ||
| Spring Break | ||
| Black-Hole Thermodynamics (Wald, Ch. 12) | ||
| Black-Hole Thermodynamics (Wald, Ch. 12) | ||
| Good Friday | ||
| Production of Gravitational Radiation | ||
| Production of Gravitational Radiation | ||
| Production of Gravitational Radiation | ||
| Propagation and Detection of Gravitational Waves | ||
| Propagation and Detection of Gravitational Waves | ||
| Propagation and Detection of Gravitational Waves | ||
| Alternative Theories of Gravity | ||
| Alternative Theories of Gravity | ||
| Alternative Theories of Gravity | ||
| Tests of Gravity | ||
| Tests of Gravity | ||
| Tests of Gravity | ||
| TBA | ||
| TBA | ||
| TBA | ||
May 01 |
Discretizations – Regge Calculus | |
04 |
Discretizations – Regge Calculus | |
06 |
Discretizations – Regge Calculus | |
| May 9 | Monday, 12:00 – 3:00 p.m., Final Exam |
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