PSI 2017/2018 - Relativity (Turok)

From Maxwell equations to 4-dimensional spacetime.

More on Maxwell equations, Electricmagnetic field strength, Lorentz transformation

Relativistic Mechanics, E=pc

E=mc^2, particles and actions, Lorenz force

Noether theorem

Poincare group,  equation of motion for the point particle

Locally flat coordinates, a first look at curvature

Connection and covariant derivative

Geodesic equation, parallel transport and Riemann tensor

Einstein field equations

Einstein field equations cont. gauge theories and gravitational waves

The two polarizations of gravitational waves and gravitational radiation