Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
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
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Face-to-face
 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 25 : Science and Technology
Course Area(Discipline) 06 : Physics
Eligible Students physics, 4th grade
Keywords General Relativity, Riemannian Geometry, Einstein's equation, Black Holes, Cosmology, Gravitational Waves 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
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  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
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. 
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