Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Lecturer: Dr. P, Amaro Seoane
Time: Friday 10-12, Place: Hauptgebäude der TU Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, H 1029, Begin: 2018-10-19 (weekly)
Language: English/German
Content:
Overview of Gravitational-Wave Science; Summary of the most important points of General Relativity; Weak Gravitational Waves in flat spacetime; Propagation of Gravitational Waves through curved spacetime; Slow-motion sources in curved spacetime; Generation of GWs in nature: Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Conditions:
Knowledge of mathematics and physics.
Performance:
Two-hour lecture
Target group:
Wählbare begleitende Vorlesung als Teil der Astronomie und Astrophysik Module im Masterstudiengang.
Sonstige Studierende mit Interesse an Astronomie und Astrophysik.