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Harbin Institute of Technology

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This is an all-English international postgraduate course with 32 online class hours focusing on general relativity. It covers the equivalence principle, field equation solutions and cutting-edge observations. The course cultivates mathematical logic and physical intuition, laying a solid foundation for frontier research on gravitational waves, black holes and related fields.



Syllabus

  • General Relativity Introduction
    • Chapter 1 From Special to General Relativity
      • Chapter 2 The Equivalence Principle and Its Consequences
        • Chapter 3 Curved Spacetime
          • Chapter 4 Vectors and Tensors in Curved Space
            • Chapter 5 The Riemann Curvature Tensor
              • 5.1 The Riemann Curvature Tensor（Ⅰ）
              • 5.2 The Riemann Curvature Tensor（Ⅱ）
            • Chapter 6 The Stress-Energy Tensor and the Equation of Motion
              • 6.1 The Stress-Energy Tensor and the Equation of Motion（Ⅰ）
              • 6.2 The Stress-Energy Tensor and the Equation of Motion（Ⅱ）
            • Chapter 7 The Einstein Field Equations
              • 7.1 The Einstein Field Equations（Ⅰ）
              • 7.2 The Einstein Field Equations（Ⅱ）
            • Chapter 8 The Schwarzschild Solution
              • 8.1 The Schwarzschild Solution（Ⅰ）
              • 8.2 The Schwarzschild Solution（Ⅱ）
            • Chapter 9 Classical Tests of General Relativity (Part 1)
              • 9.1 Classical Tests of General Relativity (Part 1)（Ⅰ）
              • 9.2 Classical Tests of General Relativity (Part 1)（Ⅱ）
            • Chapter 10 Classical Tests of General Relativity (Part 2)
              • 10.1 Classical Tests of General Relativity (Part 2)（Ⅰ）
              • 10.2 Classical Tests of General Relativity (Part 2)（Ⅱ）
            • Chapter 11 Black Hole Physics
              • 11.1 Black Hole Physics（Ⅰ）
              • 11.2 Black Hole Physics（Ⅱ）
            • Chapter 12 Gravitational Waves
              • 12.1 Gravitational Waves（Ⅰ）
              • 12.2 Gravitational Waves（Ⅱ）
            • Chapter 13 An Introduction to Cosmology
              • 13.1 An Introduction to Cosmology（Ⅰ）
              • 13.2 An Introduction to Cosmology（Ⅱ）
            • Chapter 14 The Dynamics of the Universe
              • 14.1 The Dynamics of the Universe（Ⅰ）
              • 14.2 The Dynamics of the Universe（Ⅱ）
            • Chapter 15 The Modern View of the Cosmos
              • 15.1 The Modern View of the Cosmos（Ⅰ）
              • 15.2 The Modern View of the Cosmos（Ⅱ）
            • Final Examination

              Taught by

              ChenXun Yuan, Babomurot Ahmedov, and Abdujabbarov Ahmadjon

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