Unit name | General Relativity and Cosmology |
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Unit code | PHYSM1900 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Birkinshaw |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Relevant third year physics units. |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Physics |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This unit gives an introduction to the General Theory of Relativity and, via differential geometry, derives the equations governing the behaviour of matter and radiation in the Universe. Cosmological models based on Einstein's field equations will be described and their observable consequences discussed. Recent developments in dark matter and dark energy are discussed. Black holes and gravitational radiation are also described and key results are derived.
Aims:
Students will be able to
The unit will be taught through a combination of
30% of unit mark for mid-term short take-home essay, 70% examination.
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How much time the unit requires
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of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
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Assessment
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