Entstehung und Nachweis von Gravitationswellen

What it is about

You will learn the basics of General Relativity and the development as well as the detection of gravitational waves. In the end you will be able to apply tensor methods and the linearized field theory, describe typical gravitational sources and their signals, as well as explain the operating principles of different detector types.

What you will be able to do

• Mastery of the tensor calculus used in the context of GR
• Explanation of the fundamental physical principles of General Relativity
• Knowledge and understanding of the non-linear and the linearized field equations of GR
• Understanding of gauge TT and the energy-momentum tensor
• Explanation of the generation and properties of gravitational waves in GR
• Knowledge of the most important astrophysical sources of gravitational waves and their signals
• Knowledge of the different types of gravitational wave detectors
• Explanation of the operating principle of interferometric gravitational wave detectors
• Overview of already detected gravitational wave signals and their astrophysical sources

What the module consists of

• VorlesungPresentation of the learning content in a didactically structured form; central facts are included in the discussion

Teaching method

• Frontalunterricht (Vorlesung)Transmission of the learning content in a structured form
• Wissenschaftliche DiskussionPromotion of autonomous analytical-physical reasoning
• SelbststudiumDeepening of the lecture material based on own notes, textbooks and survey articles