| Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Science |
| Lecture Code |
HX336200 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
物理学特別講義（一般相対性理論） |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
ブツリガクトクベツコウギ |
Subject Name in
English |
Special Lectures in Physics (General Relativity) |
| Instructor |
NISHIZAWA ATSUSHI |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
ニシザワ アツシ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
4th-Year, First Semester, First Semester |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(1st) Fri7-8：SCI E210 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
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| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
J
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Japanese |
| Course Level |
3
:
Undergraduate High-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
25
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Science and Technology |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
06
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Physics |
| Eligible Students |
physics, 4th grade |
| Keywords |
General Relativity, Riemannian Geometry, Einstein's equation, Black Holes, Cosmology, Gravitational Waves |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
Learn the concepts of General Relativity and understand the modern perspectives on gravity. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1: Relativistic Principle
lesson2: Curved spacetime & tensorial algebra
lesson3: Parallel transport & covariant derivative
lesson4: Connection of spacetime & curvature tensor
lesson5: Geodesic equation
lesson6: Energy conservation law in curved spacetime
lesson7: Einstein's equation
lesson8: Black holes (1)
lesson9: Black holes (2)
lesson10: Particle motion in a Schwarzschild black hole
lesson11: Experimental tests of general relativity
lesson12: Cosmology (1)
lesson13: Cosmology (2)
lesson14: Gravitational waves (1)
lesson15: Gravitational waves (2)
Midterm and final reports. |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
References:
佐藤勝彦 / 相対性理論 (岩波基礎物理シリーズ) (Japanese only)、佐々木節 / 一般相対論 (産業図書) (Japanese only)、Landau & Lifshitz / The Classical Theory of Fields (Butterworth-Heinemann) |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Let's solve the problems presented in each class. It's important to actively engage and try solving them on your own. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Submission of the final report required. |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |