PHYS 4320-0

Brief

"Introduction to Relativity (I)(II) is a course on General Relativity. In the first semester, the basic idea of General Relativity is discussed. The second semester discusses applications of General Relativity, including, gravitation waves, spherical stars and black hoes, and cosmology.

Description

Course keywords: physics 一、課程說明(Course Description) "Introduction to Relativity (I)(II)" is a two-semester course on General Relativity. First Semester: Basic Ideas of General Relativity Although the course begins with a review on Special Relativity, it adopts the geometric approach for preparation for General Relativity. It assumes that you are familiar with: (1) Special Relativity, especially in the four-dimensional form. (2) Electromagnetism in the four-dimensional form. (3) Electromagnetism in Gaussian units. If you are not familiar with the above subjects, you need to review or study them before the class begins in September, in order to catch up with the lectures. The suggested references are: (1) M. A. Heald & J. B. Marion: Classical Electromagnetic Radiation (3rd ed.), Chapter 14. (2) J. D. Jackson: Classical Electrodynamics, Chapters 11, 12. Second Semester: Applications of General Relativity, including (1) gravitation waves, (2) spherical stars and black hoes, (3) cosmology. Students are expected to be familiar with (1) Gauge transformation in electromagnetism (2) Electromagnetic radiation (dipole, quadruple radiation) (3) Solution of Kepler motion If you are not familiar with the above subjects, you need to review or study them before the class begins in September, in order to catch up with the lectures. The suggested references are: (1) M. A. Heald & J. B. Marion: Classical Electromagnetic Radiation (3rd ed.), Chapters 4, 5, 9. (2) J. D. Jackson: Classical Electrodynamics, Chapters 6, 7, 9. 二、指定用書(Text Books) B. F. Schutz, "A First Course in General Relativity" (2nd ed., Cambridge University Press) 三、參考書籍(References) 1. A. Einstein, "The Principle of Relativity" (1952, Dover). 2. A. Einstein, "The Meaning of Relativity" (1922). 3. C. W. Misner, K. S. Thorne, and J. A. Wheeler, "Gravitation" (1973) 4. S. Weinberg, "Gravitation and Cosmology" (1972) 5. L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz, "The Classical Theory of Fields" 6. M.P. Hobson, G. Efstathiou, and A.N. Lasenby, "General Relativity" (2006) 四、教學方式(Teaching Method) Lectures 五、教學進度(Syllabus) 六、成績考核(Evaluation) Mainly homework. 七、可連結之網頁位址

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Scores

Average GPA 3.06

Std. Deviation 1.14

Remarks

特定對象修習:已先修電磁學一、二及理論力學一二者。

Restrictions

排除大學部1年級2年級

Compulsory

Elective

Cross Discipline

First Specialization

Second Specialization