Title of the course: Introduction to General Relativity: Black Holes and Wormholes
Instructor: MSc. Anempodistov Prokopii
Institution: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics of NRC Kurchatov Institute
Dates: 28 August – 3 September 2023
Prerequisites: Classical field theory, basic knowledge of mathematical analysis, differential equations and methods for calculating integrals, quantum field theory (beginner level).
Level: Advanced undergraduate, beginning undergraduate
Abstract: We will discuss basics of General Relativity, and then investigate black hole and wormhole solutions.
Language: EN
Textbook:
Charles W. Misner, Kip S. Thorne, John Archibald Wheeler, “Gravitation”, Princeton University Press;
L. Landau, E. Lifshitz, “Course of Theoretical Physics Vol.2 – The classical theory of fields”;
Michael S. Morris, Kip S. Thorne, “Wormholes in spacetime and their use for interstellar travel: A tool for teaching general relativity”, https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15620