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Tests of general relativity

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Special and General Relativity

Introduces special and general relativity, Einstein equations, and gravitational dynamics.

General Relativity: Predictions and Observations

Explores general relativity, focusing on predictions and observations, including gravitational lensing, black holes, and cosmology.

Geodesics in Schwarzschild Spacetime

Explores geodesics in Schwarzschild spacetime, circular orbits, and the perihelion advance in General Relativity.

General Relativity: Energy-Momentum Tensor

Covers the Schwarzschild solution, the cosmological constant, and General Relativity as an Effective Field Theory.

Gravitational Lenses MOOC: Introduction to Astrophysics

Covers gravitational lenses, deflection angle, lens equation, and their application to galaxies and the universe.

Angular Momentum, Torque, and Law of Gravitation

Explores gravitational motion equations, energy conservation, angular velocity, orbits, relativity effects, black holes, time dilation, cosmology, and rotational equilibrium.

Gravitational Redshift & Black Holes

Explains gravitational redshift, perihelion advance, and Schwarzschild black holes.

Gravitational Waves: Observations and Implications

Explores the detection of gravitational waves, focusing on the first observation of a binary black hole merger and its implications for astrophysics.

Applications of Physics: Kinematics and Dynamics

Emphasizes applying physics concepts to solve problems and covers gravitational fields and space-time curvature.

Schwarzschild Metric: General Relativity

Explores the Schwarzschild metric in General Relativity, focusing on singularities and spherically symmetric solutions.

Light Deflection and Gravitational Lensing

Covers exercises on light deflection, gravitational lensing, and the influence of gravity on light paths.

Angular Momentum and Gravitational Law

Explores gravitational motion equations, energy conservation, black holes, and cosmology.

Kruskal Coordinates: Schwarzschild Black Holes

Explores Kruskal coordinates and Schwarzschild black holes in General Relativity, including Einstein equations and cosmological constants.

Gravitational Waves

Explores gravitational waves, black hole properties, and their implications in astrophysics.

Energy-Momentum Tensor

Explores the energy-momentum tensor in the context of Maxwell's equations and Lorentz force.

Testing General Relativity with Cosmology

Explores Testing General Relativity with Cosmology, covering topics like the curvature tensor, teleparallelism, and black holes in f(Q).

Gravitational Wave Astronomy

Explores the impact of gravitational waves on central questions in astronomy, from LIGO's first detection to future prospects.

General Relativity: Einstein Equations

Introduces the Einstein-Hilbert action and discusses the generalization of gravitational field equations.

Coordinate Transformations in General Relativity

Covers exercises on coordinate transformations in general relativity, emphasizing conceptual understanding and straightforward calculations for the exam.

Synchrotron Radiation MOOC: Mechanics: Change of Reference Frame and Relativity

Covers synchrotron radiation, its observation, and justification in a laboratory setting.