Academic Year |
2025Year |
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) Weds5-6:SCI E104 |
Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style (More Details) |
Face-to-face |
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Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
2 |
Language of Instruction |
J
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Japanese |
Course Level |
3
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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 (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
Class Objectives /Class Outline |
Learning the concepts of General Relativity and understanding the modern perspectives on gravity. |
Class Schedule |
lesson1: Relativistic principle lesson2: Curved spacetime & Riemannian geometry lesson3: Parallel transport & Covariant derivative lesson4: Connection of spacetime & Curvature tensor lesson5: Geodesic equation, Energy momentum tensor lesson6: Einstein's equation lesson7: Black holes (1) lesson8: Black holes (2) lesson9: Particle motion in spherically symmetric spacetime lesson10: Cosmology (1) lesson11: Cosmology (2) lesson12: Gravitational waves (1) lesson13: Gravitational waves (2) lesson14: Experimental tests of general relativity lesson15: Summary & Prospect
Final report |
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)、須藤靖 / 一般相対性理論 [改訂版] (日本評論社) (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. |
Handouts, Visual Materials |
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Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Post-class Report |
Suggestions on Preparation and Review |
Let’s solve the problems given in each class. It’s important to try solving them by yourself. |
Requirements |
It assumes knowledge of relativity (special relativity) from the third-year course. |
Grading Method |
Evaluation of the final report. |
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. |