Modern Cosmology Solutions 2: Relativistic Gravity

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Modern Cosmology Solutions 2: Relativistic Gravity"

Transcription

1 Modern Cosmology Solutions 2: Relativistic Gravity Max Camenzind October 0, Special Relativity Relativity principle Lecture Notes. Doppler shift and the stellar aberration of light given on my Homepage. Quaatic Doppler effect? Doppler formula for θ 90 deg. 2. Calculus on Manifolds The number of independent Cristoffel symbols for a 2 sphere : 6. Γ , Γ (1 Γ 1 22 sinθ cosθ, Γ (2 Γ 2 12 cosθ, Γ ( sinθ Riemann tensor: only one component: R 1212 a 2 sin 2 θ In Riemannian geometry, the Gaussian curvature is given by K ( e 1,e 2 det(g, (4 where i ei is the covariant derivative and g is the metric tensor. Gaussian Curvature for the 2 sphere K R 1212 g a2 sin 2 θ a 4 sin 2 θ 1 a 2. (5 The metric for a sphere embedded in a four dimensional Euclidean space given by the metric ds 2 dx 2 +dy 2 +dz 2 +dw 2. (6 The equation defining a sphere is By differentiation you will get x 2 +y 2 +z 2 +w 2 a 2. (7 2xdx+2ydy +2zdz +2wdw 0. (8 1

2 This can be solved for dw ds 2 dx 2 +dy 2 +dz 2 + (xdx+ydy +zdz2 a 2 (x 2 +y + z 2 and transforming to spherical polar coordinates (r, θ, φ (9 gives the line element of a sphere x r sinθ cosφ (10 y r sinθ sinφ (11 z r cosθ (12 ds 2 a2 a 2 r 2 2 +r 2 (dθ 2 +sin 2 θdφ 2. (1 Singularity at the radius r a? coordinate singularity which can be transformed away.. Gravity as the Basis of Modern Cosmology Einstein s equivalence principle EEP? LN. Strong equivalence principle SEP? LN. Spacetime Klein Gordon equation for Φ(t,x i, using Γ µ µρ ρ g/ g, Φ µ µ Φ 1 g µ ( gg µσ σ Φ. (14 The energy momentum tensor in spacetime Lecture Notes. The line element of a spherical star in Schwarzschild coordinates ds 2 exp(2φ(rc 2 dt 2 +exp( 2Λ(r 2 +r 2 (dθ 2 +sin 2 θdφ 2. (15 The Tolman Oppenheimer Volkoff equations for the hyostatic equilibrium of spherical stars (see derivation in Camenzind 2007: Compact Objects dm(r 4πρ(rr 2 (16 dp(r GM(rρ(r ( r 2 1+ P(r ρ(rc 2 ( ( 1+ 4πr P(r M(rc 2 1 2GM(r 1 c 2 (17 r e 2Λ(r 1 2GM(r c 2 (18 r ( dφ(r 1 GM(r 1 2GM(r/c 2 r c 2 r 2 + 4πGrP c 4. (19 As in the Newtonian case, the total mass M(r inside a spherical shell of radius r also determines the hyostatic equilibrium, but four corrections occur 2

3 the mass-density ρ 0 has tobereplaced interms of the total mass energy density ρ, which includes the internal energy; the inertial mass density is given by ρc 2 + P (see also equations of motion; this is the first correction factor on the rhs; pressure gives an active volume correction (second factor; themetricof spaceentersintermsofthelastfactor; thisfactorisofparticular importance, since it determines the stability properties of the solutions. The surface of the object always has to be far outside the Schwarzschild surface. It is important to note that the curvature of space is entirely given in terms of the total mass, while the gravitational potential satisfies its Newtonian analogue, except for the inertial factor ρc 2 + P. It is then obvious that these structure equations goe over into the Newtonian analog for P ρc 2, i.e. roughly speaking for sound velocities much less than the velocity of ligth, for low compactness 2GM(r/c 2 r and for low pressure mass 4πr P(r M(rc 2. The compactness parameter has a particular influence on the hyostatic equilibrium (the last factor in the TOV equation. In this limit, space is flat, i.e. exp(λ 1 for all radii, and expφ(r 1 + Φ(r with the following structure equations, usually derived in the theory of stellar structure, dm(r dp(r dφ(r 4πρ 0 (rr 2 (20 GM(rρ 0(r r 2 (21 GM(r r 2. (22 Mass radius relation for White Dwarfs see Camenzind: Compact Objects. Mass radius relation for Neutron Stars see Camenzind: Compact Objects. Which tests of General Relativity can be done in the Solar System? Gravitational redshift on Earth (GPS! and Sun. Light bending on Sun (Eddington to Hipparcos and Jupiter (GAIA. Perihelion precession of Mercury. Shapiro time delay (Cassini. Light bending on Jupiter: M J 0.001M, R J 71,492km 0.1R φ marcsec. Is this important in Astronomy? GAIA satellite (resolution of 20 µarcsec! 4. The Spatially Flat Universe A flat expanding Universe is simply given by stretching space in each direction by the same amount a(t (isotropic expansion, c 1 ds 2 dt 2 +a 2 (tδ ik dx i dx k η ab Θ a Θ b. (2 The factor a(t is called expansion factor. There are at least three different methods to calculate the Einstein tensor for this spacetime. Two methods are discussed in the following.

4 Method 1: Christoffel Symbols Inthecoordinatesystem(t,x,y,z, themetrictensorhasthefollowingcomponents(c g αβ 0 a 2 (t a 2 (t 0 ( a 2 (t with its inverse, g αβ /a 2 (t /a 2 (t /a 2 (t. (25 Fist, we calculate the various partial derivatives for this metric t g αβ 0 2aȧ aȧ 0 ( aȧ x g αβ y g αβ z g αβ With the definition of the Christoffel symbols (27 (28. (29 Γ µ αβ 1 2 gµρ (g ρα,β +g ρβ,α g αβ,ρ. (0 we get the following expressions given as symmetric matrices Γ t αβ 1 2 gtt( g tα,β +g tβ,α g αβ,t Γ x αβ 1 2 gxx( g xα,β +g xβ,α g αβ,x 4 0 aȧ aȧ aȧ 0 ȧ/a 0 0 ȧ/a (1 (2

5 Γ y αβ 1 2 gyy( g yα,β +g yβ,α g αβ,y Γ z αβ 1 2 gzz( g zα,β +g zβ,α g αβ,z 0 0 ȧ/a 0 ȧ/a ȧ/a ȧ/a ( (4 In fact, this is quite a simple connection, where the space part is vanishing, since space is flat. For the Riemann tensors we obtain now in the coordinate frame R t itk t Γ t ki kγ t ti +Γ t tργ ρ ki Γt kρ Γρ ti tγ t ki Γt kk Γk ti t (aȧδ ik ȧ 2 δ ik aäδ ik (5 R Γ Γ Γ 1 1ρΓ ρ 22 Γ1 2ρΓ ρ 12 Γ1 1tΓ t 22 ȧ 2 (6 R 1 1 R R 2 2. (7 All other components vanish. Method 2: Cartan s Equations The one frame basis is given by Θ 0 dt and Θ i a(tdx i (i1,2,. The exterior derivatives are simply given by, using dθ µ df Θ µ for a 1 form Θ µ f(xdx µ, dθ 0 0 ω 0 j Θ j (8 dθ i da dx i ȧdt dx i ȧ a Θ0 Θ i ȧ a Θi Θ 0 ω i 0 Θ 0 ω i j Θ j. (9 The solution to these equations gives us the connection one forms with respect to orthonormal frames ω i 0 ȧ a Θi, ω i0 ω 0i +ω 0 i (40 ω 0 j ȧ a Θj (41 ω i j 0. (42 Since space is still flat, the connection ω i j also vanishes. For the curvature two form we first calculate the exterior derivatives dω i 0 ä a Θ0 Θ i (4 dω 0 j ä a Θ0 Θ j (44 dω i j 0. (45 5

6 The wedge products are simply ω 0 i ω i 0 0 (46 ω i c ω c 0 0 (47 (ȧ 2 ω i c ω c j ω i 0 ω 0 j Θ i Θ j. (48 a With this we get the following curvature two forms Ω 0 j ä a Θ0 Θ j 1 2 R0 jab Θa Θ b (49 Ω i 0 ä a Θ0 Θ i (50 (ȧ 2 Ω i j Θ i Θ j 1 a 2 Ri jab Θa Θ b. (51 From this we can read off the Riemann tensors 1, with H(t ȧ/a being the Hubble parameter, R 0 i0k ä a δ ik (52 R H 2 (t R 1 1 R 2 2. (5 With this we get the Ricci tensors (note, these expressions are in orthonormal frames R 00 R i 0i0 η ij R 0 j0i ä/a (54 R 11 R R R 11 ä/a+2h 2 (55 R 22 R R 11 (56 (ä R R 0 0 +R i i 6 a +H2. (57 This finally leads to Einstein s equations including a cosmological constant Λ G 00 R Rη 00 +Λη 00 H 2 Λ 8πGρ (58 G 11 R Rη 11 +Λη 11 2ä a H2 +Λ 8πGP, (59 or, when coupled to matter, to the two Friedmann equations for flat spaces H 2 (t 8πG ρ+ Λc2 (60 ä a 4πG Λc2 (ρ+p+. (61 1 Despite the fact that space is flat, the curvature does not vanish. This is the effect of the Gauss Codazzi decomposition. 6

7 Method : Use an algebra software, e.g. Mathematica, Maple etc. Remark: Curvature can easily be included, since spaces of constant curvature are conformally flat. In this sense, the general Robertson Walker Friedmann metric can be given in the following form (see Lecture notes, Chapter 5 ds 2 dt 2 + a 2 (t [1+K(x 2 +y 2 +z 2 /4] 2 (dx2 +dy 2 +dz 2. (62 K represents the curvature of space and can be positive for spheres S, zero for Euclidean space E, and negative for hyperboloids H. The calculation of the Einstein tensor exactly follows in same manner as for the flat space. The only change occurs in the first Friedmann equation which now has a contribution from space curvature H 2 (t+ kc2 a 2 R 2 0 8πG ρ+ Λc2, (6 where the curvature radius has been scaled as R(t a(tr 0 with a(t 0 1 and a cosmological constant Λ has been included. 7

Astr 2320 Tues. May 2, 2017 Today s Topics Chapter 23: Cosmology: The Big Bang and Beyond Introduction Newtonian Cosmology Solutions to Einstein s

Astr 2320 Tues. May 2, 2017 Today s Topics Chapter 23: Cosmology: The Big Bang and Beyond Introduction Newtonian Cosmology Solutions to Einstein s Astr 0 Tues. May, 07 Today s Topics Chapter : Cosmology: The Big Bang and Beyond Introduction Newtonian Cosmology Solutions to Einstein s Field Equations The Primeval Fireball Standard Big Bang Model Chapter

More information

Polytropic Stars. c 2

Polytropic Stars. c 2 PH217: Aug-Dec 23 1 Polytropic Stars Stars are self gravitating globes of gas in kept in hyostatic equilibrium by internal pressure support. The hyostatic equilibrium condition, as mentioned earlier, is:

More information

From An Apple To Black Holes Gravity in General Relativity

From An Apple To Black Holes Gravity in General Relativity From An Apple To Black Holes Gravity in General Relativity Gravity as Geometry Central Idea of General Relativity Gravitational field vs magnetic field Uniqueness of trajectory in space and time Uniqueness

More information

A5682: Introduction to Cosmology Course Notes. 2. General Relativity

A5682: Introduction to Cosmology Course Notes. 2. General Relativity 2. General Relativity Reading: Chapter 3 (sections 3.1 and 3.2) Special Relativity Postulates of theory: 1. There is no state of absolute rest. 2. The speed of light in vacuum is constant, independent

More information

General Relativity ASTR 2110 Sarazin. Einstein s Equation

General Relativity ASTR 2110 Sarazin. Einstein s Equation General Relativity ASTR 2110 Sarazin Einstein s Equation Curvature of Spacetime 1. Principle of Equvalence: gravity acceleration locally 2. Acceleration curved path in spacetime In gravitational field,

More information

Third Year: General Relativity and Cosmology. 1 Problem Sheet 1 - Newtonian Gravity and the Equivalence Principle

Third Year: General Relativity and Cosmology. 1 Problem Sheet 1 - Newtonian Gravity and the Equivalence Principle Third Year: General Relativity and Cosmology 2011/2012 Problem Sheets (Version 2) Prof. Pedro Ferreira: p.ferreira1@physics.ox.ac.uk 1 Problem Sheet 1 - Newtonian Gravity and the Equivalence Principle

More information

General Relativity and Cosmology Mock exam

General Relativity and Cosmology Mock exam Physikalisches Institut Mock Exam Universität Bonn 29. June 2011 Theoretische Physik SS 2011 General Relativity and Cosmology Mock exam Priv. Doz. Dr. S. Förste Exercise 1: Overview Give short answers

More information

Compact Stars in the Braneworld

Compact Stars in the Braneworld Compact Stars in the Braneworld Mike Georg Bernhardt Zentrum für Astronomie Heidelberg Landessternwarte 28 January 29 Outline Review: Relativistic Stars TOV equations Solutions of the TOV equations Neutron

More information

Theory. V H Satheeshkumar. XXVII Texas Symposium, Dallas, TX December 8 13, 2013

Theory. V H Satheeshkumar. XXVII Texas Symposium, Dallas, TX December 8 13, 2013 Department of Physics Baylor University Waco, TX 76798-7316, based on my paper with J Greenwald, J Lenells and A Wang Phys. Rev. D 88 (2013) 024044 with XXVII Texas Symposium, Dallas, TX December 8 13,

More information

Einstein s Theory of Gravity. December 13, 2017

Einstein s Theory of Gravity. December 13, 2017 December 13, 2017 Newtonian Gravity Poisson equation 2 U( x) = 4πGρ( x) U( x) = G ρ( x) x x d 3 x For a spherically symmetric mass distribution of radius R U(r) = 1 r U(r) = 1 r R 0 r 0 r 2 ρ(r )dr for

More information

2.1 Basics of the Relativistic Cosmology: Global Geometry and the Dynamics of the Universe Part I

2.1 Basics of the Relativistic Cosmology: Global Geometry and the Dynamics of the Universe Part I 1 2.1 Basics of the Relativistic Cosmology: Global Geometry and the Dynamics of the Universe Part I 2 Special Relativity (1905) A fundamental change in viewing the physical space and time, now unified

More information

An introduction to General Relativity and the positive mass theorem

An introduction to General Relativity and the positive mass theorem An introduction to General Relativity and the positive mass theorem National Center for Theoretical Sciences, Mathematics Division March 2 nd, 2007 Wen-ling Huang Department of Mathematics University of

More information

The Definition of Density in General Relativity

The Definition of Density in General Relativity The Definition of Density in General Relativity Ernst Fischer Auf der Hoehe 82, D-52223 Stolberg, Germany e.fischer.stolberg@t-online.de August 14, 2014 1 Abstract According to general relativity the geometry

More information

Cosmology (Cont.) Lecture 19

Cosmology (Cont.) Lecture 19 Cosmology (Cont.) Lecture 19 1 General relativity General relativity is the classical theory of gravitation, and as the gravitational interaction is due to the structure of space-time, the mathematical

More information

Lecture 1 General relativity and cosmology. Kerson Huang MIT & IAS, NTU

Lecture 1 General relativity and cosmology. Kerson Huang MIT & IAS, NTU A Superfluid Universe Lecture 1 General relativity and cosmology Kerson Huang MIT & IAS, NTU Lecture 1. General relativity and cosmology Mathematics and physics Big bang Dark energy Dark matter Robertson-Walker

More information

Einstein s Equations. July 1, 2008

Einstein s Equations. July 1, 2008 July 1, 2008 Newtonian Gravity I Poisson equation 2 U( x) = 4πGρ( x) U( x) = G d 3 x ρ( x) x x For a spherically symmetric mass distribution of radius R U(r) = 1 r U(r) = 1 r R 0 r 0 r 2 ρ(r )dr for r

More information

Hot White Dwarf Stars

Hot White Dwarf Stars Bakytzhan A. Zhami K.A. Boshkayev, J.A. Rueda, R. Ruffini Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Faculty of Physics and Technology, Almaty, Kazakhstan Supernovae, Hypernovae and Binary Driven Hypernovae

More information

A A + B. ra + A + 1. We now want to solve the Einstein equations in the following cases:

A A + B. ra + A + 1. We now want to solve the Einstein equations in the following cases: Lecture 29: Cosmology Cosmology Reading: Weinberg, Ch A metric tensor appropriate to infalling matter In general (see, eg, Weinberg, Ch ) we may write a spherically symmetric, time-dependent metric in

More information

General Relativity Lecture 20

General Relativity Lecture 20 General Relativity Lecture 20 1 General relativity General relativity is the classical (not quantum mechanical) theory of gravitation. As the gravitational interaction is a result of the structure of space-time,

More information

Cosmology ASTR 2120 Sarazin. Hubble Ultra-Deep Field

Cosmology ASTR 2120 Sarazin. Hubble Ultra-Deep Field Cosmology ASTR 2120 Sarazin Hubble Ultra-Deep Field Cosmology - Da Facts! 1) Big Universe of Galaxies 2) Sky is Dark at Night 3) Isotropy of Universe Cosmological Principle = Universe Homogeneous 4) Hubble

More information

3 The Friedmann-Robertson-Walker metric

3 The Friedmann-Robertson-Walker metric 3 The Friedmann-Robertson-Walker metric 3.1 Three dimensions The most general isotropic and homogeneous metric in three dimensions is similar to the two dimensional result of eq. (43): ( ) dr ds 2 = a

More information

The Geometry of Relativity

The Geometry of Relativity The Geometry of Relativity Tevian Dray Department of Mathematics Oregon State University http://www.math.oregonstate.edu/~tevian OSU 4/27/15 Tevian Dray The Geometry of Relativity 1/27 Books The Geometry

More information

Neutron Stars in the Braneworld

Neutron Stars in the Braneworld Neutron Stars in the Braneworld Mike Georg Bernhardt Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg Zentrum für Astronomie, Landessternwarte 24 April 29 Outline Introduction Why bother with Extra Dimensions? Braneworlds

More information

Lecture: Principle of Equivalence

Lecture: Principle of Equivalence Chapter 6 Lecture: Principle of Equivalence The general theory of relativity rests upon two principles that are in fact related: The principle of equivalence The principle of general covariance 6.1 Inertial

More information

Lecture Notes on General Relativity

Lecture Notes on General Relativity Lecture Notes on General Relativity Matthias Blau Albert Einstein Center for Fundamental Physics Institut für Theoretische Physik Universität Bern CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland The latest version of these

More information

Lecture 2: Cosmological Background

Lecture 2: Cosmological Background Lecture 2: Cosmological Background Houjun Mo January 27, 2004 Goal: To establish the space-time frame within which cosmic events are to be described. The development of spacetime concept Absolute flat

More information

Tolman Oppenheimer Volkoff (TOV) Stars

Tolman Oppenheimer Volkoff (TOV) Stars Tolman Oppenheimer Volkoff TOV) Stars Aaron Smith 1, 1 Department of Astronomy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 Dated: December 4, 2012) We present a set of lecture notes for modeling

More information

Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Cosmology

Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Cosmology Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Cosmology Luis A. Anchordoqui Department of Physics and Astronomy Lehman College, City University of New York Lesson VI March 15, 2016 arxiv:0706.1988 L. A. Anchordoqui (CUNY)

More information

General Relativity and Differential

General Relativity and Differential Lecture Series on... General Relativity and Differential Geometry CHAD A. MIDDLETON Department of Physics Rhodes College November 1, 2005 OUTLINE Distance in 3D Euclidean Space Distance in 4D Minkowski

More information

Physics 133: Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology

Physics 133: Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology Physics 133: Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology Week 2 Spring 2018 Previously: Empirical foundations of the Big Bang theory. II: Hubble s Law ==> Expanding Universe CMB Radiation ==> Universe was hot

More information

Physics 133: Extragalactic Astronomy ad Cosmology

Physics 133: Extragalactic Astronomy ad Cosmology Physics 133: Extragalactic Astronomy ad Cosmology Lecture 4; January 15 2014 Previously The dominant force on the scale of the Universe is gravity Gravity is accurately described by the theory of general

More information

New Blackhole Theorem and its Applications to Cosmology and Astrophysics

New Blackhole Theorem and its Applications to Cosmology and Astrophysics New Blackhole Theorem and its Applications to Cosmology and Astrophysics I. New Blackhole Theorem II. Structure of the Universe III. New Law of Gravity IV. PID-Cosmological Model Tian Ma, Shouhong Wang

More information

General Relativity. on the frame of reference!

General Relativity. on the frame of reference! General Relativity Problems with special relativity What makes inertial frames special? How do you determine whether a frame is inertial? Inertial to what? Problems with gravity: In equation F = GM 1M

More information

Relativity, Gravitation, and Cosmology

Relativity, Gravitation, and Cosmology Relativity, Gravitation, and Cosmology A basic introduction TA-PEI CHENG University of Missouri St. Louis OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Contents Parti RELATIVITY Metric Description of Spacetime 1 Introduction

More information

Mathematical Relativity, Spring 2017/18 Instituto Superior Técnico

Mathematical Relativity, Spring 2017/18 Instituto Superior Técnico Mathematical Relativity, Spring 2017/18 Instituto Superior Técnico 1. Starting from R αβµν Z ν = 2 [α β] Z µ, deduce the components of the Riemann curvature tensor in terms of the Christoffel symbols.

More information

Tuesday: Special epochs of the universe (recombination, nucleosynthesis, inflation) Wednesday: Structure formation

Tuesday: Special epochs of the universe (recombination, nucleosynthesis, inflation) Wednesday: Structure formation Introduction to Cosmology Professor Barbara Ryden Department of Astronomy The Ohio State University ICTP Summer School on Cosmology 2016 June 6 Today: Observational evidence for the standard model of cosmology

More information

Introduction to Cosmology

Introduction to Cosmology Introduction to Cosmology João G. Rosa joao.rosa@ua.pt http://gravitation.web.ua.pt/cosmo LECTURE 2 - Newtonian cosmology I As a first approach to the Hot Big Bang model, in this lecture we will consider

More information

General Relativity and Cosmology. The End of Absolute Space Cosmological Principle Black Holes CBMR and Big Bang

General Relativity and Cosmology. The End of Absolute Space Cosmological Principle Black Holes CBMR and Big Bang General Relativity and Cosmology The End of Absolute Space Cosmological Principle Black Holes CBMR and Big Bang The End of Absolute Space (AS) Special Relativity (SR) abolished AS only for the special

More information

FRW cosmology: an application of Einstein s equations to universe. 1. The metric of a FRW cosmology is given by (without proof)

FRW cosmology: an application of Einstein s equations to universe. 1. The metric of a FRW cosmology is given by (without proof) FRW cosmology: an application of Einstein s equations to universe 1. The metric of a FRW cosmology is given by (without proof) [ ] dr = d(ct) R(t) 1 kr + r (dθ + sin θdφ ),. For generalized coordinates

More information

Übungen zu RT2 SS (4) Show that (any) contraction of a (p, q) - tensor results in a (p 1, q 1) - tensor.

Übungen zu RT2 SS (4) Show that (any) contraction of a (p, q) - tensor results in a (p 1, q 1) - tensor. Übungen zu RT2 SS 2010 (1) Show that the tensor field g µν (x) = η µν is invariant under Poincaré transformations, i.e. x µ x µ = L µ νx ν + c µ, where L µ ν is a constant matrix subject to L µ ρl ν ση

More information

Static Spherically-Symmetric Stellar Structure in General Relativity

Static Spherically-Symmetric Stellar Structure in General Relativity Static Spherically-Symmetric Stellar Structure in General Relativity Christian D. Ott TAPIR, California Institute of Technology cott@tapir.caltech.edu July 24, 2013 1 Introduction Neutron stars and, to

More information

Kinetic Theory of Dark Energy within General Relativity

Kinetic Theory of Dark Energy within General Relativity Kinetic Theory of Dark Energy within General Relativity Author: Nikola Perkovic* percestyler@gmail.com University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Physics and Mathematics Abstract: This paper

More information

Chapter 2 General Relativity and Black Holes

Chapter 2 General Relativity and Black Holes Chapter 2 General Relativity and Black Holes In this book, black holes frequently appear, so we will describe the simplest black hole, the Schwarzschild black hole and its physics. Roughly speaking, a

More information

The Geometry of Relativity

The Geometry of Relativity The Geometry of Relativity Tevian Dray Department of Mathematics Oregon State University http://www.math.oregonstate.edu/~tevian PNWMAA 4/11/15 Tevian Dray The Geometry of Relativity 1/25 Books The Geometry

More information

The Metric and The Dynamics

The Metric and The Dynamics The Metric and The Dynamics r τ c t a () t + r + Sin φ ( kr ) The RW metric tell us where in a 3 dimension space is an event and at which proper time. The coordinates of the event do not change as a function

More information

HOMEWORK 10. Applications: special relativity, Newtonian limit, gravitational waves, gravitational lensing, cosmology, 1 black holes

HOMEWORK 10. Applications: special relativity, Newtonian limit, gravitational waves, gravitational lensing, cosmology, 1 black holes General Relativity 8.96 (Petters, spring 003) HOMEWORK 10. Applications: special relativity, Newtonian limit, gravitational waves, gravitational lensing, cosmology, 1 black holes 1. Special Relativity

More information

Lecture: General Theory of Relativity

Lecture: General Theory of Relativity Chapter 8 Lecture: General Theory of Relativity We shall now employ the central ideas introduced in the previous two chapters: The metric and curvature of spacetime The principle of equivalence The principle

More information

Uniformity of the Universe

Uniformity of the Universe Outline Universe is homogenous and isotropic Spacetime metrics Friedmann-Walker-Robertson metric Number of numbers needed to specify a physical quantity. Energy-momentum tensor Energy-momentum tensor of

More information

General Relativity and Compact Objects Neutron Stars and Black Holes

General Relativity and Compact Objects Neutron Stars and Black Holes 1 General Relativity and Compact Objects Neutron Stars and Black Holes We confine attention to spherically symmetric configurations. The metric for the static case can generally be written ds 2 = e λ(r)

More information

Einstein Toolkit Workshop. Joshua Faber Apr

Einstein Toolkit Workshop. Joshua Faber Apr Einstein Toolkit Workshop Joshua Faber Apr 05 2012 Outline Space, time, and special relativity The metric tensor and geometry Curvature Geodesics Einstein s equations The Stress-energy tensor 3+1 formalisms

More information

THE DARK SIDE OF THE COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT

THE DARK SIDE OF THE COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT THE DARK SIDE OF THE COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT CAMILO POSADA AGUIRRE University of South Carolina Department of Physics and Astronomy 09/23/11 Outline 1 Einstein s Greatest Blunder 2 The FLRW Universe 3 A

More information

Problem 1, Lorentz transformations of electric and magnetic

Problem 1, Lorentz transformations of electric and magnetic Problem 1, Lorentz transformations of electric and magnetic fields We have that where, F µν = F µ ν = L µ µ Lν ν F µν, 0 B 3 B 2 ie 1 B 3 0 B 1 ie 2 B 2 B 1 0 ie 3 ie 2 ie 2 ie 3 0. Note that we use the

More information

Exact Solutions of the Einstein Equations

Exact Solutions of the Einstein Equations Notes from phz 6607, Special and General Relativity University of Florida, Fall 2004, Detweiler Exact Solutions of the Einstein Equations These notes are not a substitute in any manner for class lectures.

More information

A Project Report on Mathematica as a Tool for Solving Problems in General Relativity

A Project Report on Mathematica as a Tool for Solving Problems in General Relativity A Project Report on Mathematica as a Tool for Solving Problems in General Relativity by Tathagata Karmakar SB 1312043 under guidance of Dr. Tapobrata Sarkar Department of Physics Indian Institute of Technology,

More information

Curved spacetime and general covariance

Curved spacetime and general covariance Chapter 7 Curved spacetime and general covariance In this chapter we generalize the discussion of preceding chapters to extend covariance to more general curved spacetimes. 219 220 CHAPTER 7. CURVED SPACETIME

More information

PHY 475/375. Lecture 5. (April 9, 2012)

PHY 475/375. Lecture 5. (April 9, 2012) PHY 475/375 Lecture 5 (April 9, 2012) Describing Curvature (contd.) So far, we have studied homogenous and isotropic surfaces in 2-dimensions. The results can be extended easily to three dimensions. As

More information

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Physics Department Physics 8.286: The Early Universe October 27, 2013 Prof. Alan Guth PROBLEM SET 6

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Physics Department Physics 8.286: The Early Universe October 27, 2013 Prof. Alan Guth PROBLEM SET 6 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Physics Department Physics 8.86: The Early Universe October 7, 013 Prof. Alan Guth PROBLEM SET 6 DUE DATE: Monday, November 4, 013 READING ASSIGNMENT: Steven Weinberg,

More information

General Relativity. Einstein s Theory of Gravitation. March R. H. Gowdy (VCU) General Relativity 03/06 1 / 26

General Relativity. Einstein s Theory of Gravitation. March R. H. Gowdy (VCU) General Relativity 03/06 1 / 26 General Relativity Einstein s Theory of Gravitation Robert H. Gowdy Virginia Commonwealth University March 2007 R. H. Gowdy (VCU) General Relativity 03/06 1 / 26 What is General Relativity? General Relativity

More information

Lecture 2. Relativistic Stars. Jolien Creighton. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. July 16, 2012

Lecture 2. Relativistic Stars. Jolien Creighton. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. July 16, 2012 Lecture 2 Relativistic Stars Jolien Creighton University of Wisconsin Milwaukee July 16, 2012 Equation of state of cold degenerate matter Non-relativistic degeneracy Relativistic degeneracy Chandrasekhar

More information

Steady-State Cosmology in the Yilmaz Theory of Gravitation

Steady-State Cosmology in the Yilmaz Theory of Gravitation Steady-State Cosmology in the Yilmaz Theory of ravitation Abstract H. E. Puthoff Institute for Advanced Studies at Austin 43 W. Braker Ln., Suite 3 Austin, Texas 78759 Yilmaz has proposed a modification

More information

FACULTY OF MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES. AUTHOR Francesco Torsello SUPERVISOR Prof. Valeria Ferrari

FACULTY OF MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES. AUTHOR Francesco Torsello SUPERVISOR Prof. Valeria Ferrari FACULTY OF MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES AUTHOR Francesco SUPERVISOR Prof. Valeria Ferrari Internal structure of a neutron star M [ 1, 2] M n + p + e + µ 0.3km; atomic nuclei +e 0.5km; PRM

More information

RELG - General Relativity

RELG - General Relativity Coordinating unit: Teaching unit: Academic year: Degree: ECTS credits: 2017 230 - ETSETB - Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering 749 - MAT - Department of Mathematics 748 - FIS - Department

More information

Curved Spacetime I. Dr. Naylor

Curved Spacetime I. Dr. Naylor Curved Spacetime I Dr. Naylor Last Week Einstein's principle of equivalence We discussed how in the frame of reference of a freely falling object we can construct a locally inertial frame (LIF) Space tells

More information

1 Cosmological Principle

1 Cosmological Principle Notes on Cosmology April 2014 1 Cosmological Principle Now we leave behind galaxies and beginning cosmology. Cosmology is the study of the Universe as a whole. It concerns topics such as the basic content

More information

Einstein s Theory of Gravity. June 10, 2009

Einstein s Theory of Gravity. June 10, 2009 June 10, 2009 Newtonian Gravity Poisson equation 2 U( x) = 4πGρ( x) U( x) = G d 3 x ρ( x) x x For a spherically symmetric mass distribution of radius R U(r) = 1 r U(r) = 1 r R 0 r 0 r 2 ρ(r )dr for r >

More information

Geometry of the Universe: Cosmological Principle

Geometry of the Universe: Cosmological Principle Geometry of the Universe: Cosmological Principle God is an infinite sphere whose centre is everywhere and its circumference nowhere Empedocles, 5 th cent BC Homogeneous Cosmological Principle: Describes

More information

General Relativistic Static Fluid Solutions with Cosmological Constant

General Relativistic Static Fluid Solutions with Cosmological Constant General Relativistic Static Fluid Solutions with Cosmological Constant Diplomarbeit von Christian G. Böhmer aus Berlin eingereicht bei der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität

More information

Neutron Star) Lecture 22

Neutron Star) Lecture 22 Neutron Star) Lecture 22 1 Neutron star A neutron star is a stellar object held together by gravity but kept from collapsing by electromagnetic (atomic) and strong (nuclear including Pauli exclusion) forces.

More information

Einstein Double Field Equations

Einstein Double Field Equations Einstein Double Field Equations Stephen Angus Ewha Woman s University based on arxiv:1804.00964 in collaboration with Kyoungho Cho and Jeong-Hyuck Park (Sogang Univ.) KIAS Workshop on Fields, Strings and

More information

The Geometry of Relativity

The Geometry of Relativity Department of Mathematics Oregon State University http://www.math.oregonstate.edu/~tevian Differential Geometry Definition A topological manifold is a second countable Housdorff space that is locally homeomorphic

More information

Special Relativity: The laws of physics must be the same in all inertial reference frames.

Special Relativity: The laws of physics must be the same in all inertial reference frames. Special Relativity: The laws of physics must be the same in all inertial reference frames. Inertial Reference Frame: One in which an object is observed to have zero acceleration when no forces act on it

More information

Fundamental Theories of Physics in Flat and Curved Space-Time

Fundamental Theories of Physics in Flat and Curved Space-Time Fundamental Theories of Physics in Flat and Curved Space-Time Zdzislaw Musielak and John Fry Department of Physics The University of Texas at Arlington OUTLINE General Relativity Our Main Goals Basic Principles

More information

Tutorial I General Relativity

Tutorial I General Relativity Tutorial I General Relativity 1 Exercise I: The Metric Tensor To describe distances in a given space for a particular coordinate system, we need a distance recepy. The metric tensor is the translation

More information

TO GET SCHWARZSCHILD BLACKHOLE SOLUTION USING MATHEMATICA FOR COMPULSORY COURSE WORK PAPER PHY 601

TO GET SCHWARZSCHILD BLACKHOLE SOLUTION USING MATHEMATICA FOR COMPULSORY COURSE WORK PAPER PHY 601 TO GET SCHWARZSCHILD BLACKHOLE SOLUTION USING MATHEMATICA FOR COMPULSORY COURSE WORK PAPER PHY 601 PRESENTED BY: DEOBRAT SINGH RESEARCH SCHOLAR DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTROPHYSICS UNIVERSITY OF DELHI

More information

Tensor Calculus, Relativity, and Cosmology

Tensor Calculus, Relativity, and Cosmology Tensor Calculus, Relativity, and Cosmology A First Course by M. Dalarsson Ericsson Research and Development Stockholm, Sweden and N. Dalarsson Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm, Sweden ELSEVIER ACADEMIC

More information

Pedagogical Strategy

Pedagogical Strategy Integre Technical Publishing Co., Inc. Hartle November 18, 2002 1:42 p.m. hartlemain19-end page 557 Pedagogical Strategy APPENDIX D...as simple as possible, but not simpler. attributed to A. Einstein The

More information

A873: Cosmology Course Notes. II. General Relativity

A873: Cosmology Course Notes. II. General Relativity II. General Relativity Suggested Readings on this Section (All Optional) For a quick mathematical introduction to GR, try Chapter 1 of Peacock. For a brilliant historical treatment of relativity (special

More information

2.1 The metric and and coordinate transformations

2.1 The metric and and coordinate transformations 2 Cosmology and GR The first step toward a cosmological theory, following what we called the cosmological principle is to implement the assumptions of isotropy and homogeneity withing the context of general

More information

Non Linear Dynamics in Einstein-Friedman Equations

Non Linear Dynamics in Einstein-Friedman Equations Non Linear Dynamics in Einstein-Friedman Equations Usman Naseer 2012-10-0054 May 15, 2011 Abstract Einstein-Friedman equations for the dynamics of a spatially homogenous and isotropic universe are rederived

More information

THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY FACULTY OF SCIENCE INTERMEDIATE PHYSICS PHYS 2913 ASTROPHYSICS AND RELATIVITY (ADVANCED) ALL QUESTIONS HAVE THE VALUE SHOWN

THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY FACULTY OF SCIENCE INTERMEDIATE PHYSICS PHYS 2913 ASTROPHYSICS AND RELATIVITY (ADVANCED) ALL QUESTIONS HAVE THE VALUE SHOWN CC0937 THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY FACULTY OF SCIENCE INTERMEDIATE PHYSICS PHYS 2913 ASTROPHYSICS AND RELATIVITY (ADVANCED) SEMESTER 2, 2014 TIME ALLOWED: 2 HOURS ALL QUESTIONS HAVE THE VALUE SHOWN INSTRUCTIONS:

More information

A solution in Weyl gravity with planar symmetry

A solution in Weyl gravity with planar symmetry Utah State University From the SelectedWorks of James Thomas Wheeler Spring May 23, 205 A solution in Weyl gravity with planar symmetry James Thomas Wheeler, Utah State University Available at: https://works.bepress.com/james_wheeler/7/

More information

Solutions Ph 236b Week 1

Solutions Ph 236b Week 1 Solutions Ph 236b Week 1 Page 1 of 7 Solutions Ph 236b Week 1 Kevin Barkett and Mark Scheel January 19, 216 Contents Problem 1................................... 2 Part (a...................................

More information

UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN

UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN TRINITY COLLEGE JS & SS Mathematics SS Theoretical Physics SS TSM Mathematics Faculty of Engineering, Mathematics and Science school of mathematics Trinity Term 2015 Module MA3429

More information

The Apparent Universe

The Apparent Universe The Apparent Universe Alexis HELOU APC - AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Paris, France alexis.helou@apc.univ-paris7.fr 11 th June 2014 Reference This presentation is based on a work by P. Binétruy & A. Helou:

More information

A Curvature Primer. With Applications to Cosmology. Physics , General Relativity

A Curvature Primer. With Applications to Cosmology. Physics , General Relativity With Applications to Cosmology Michael Dine Department of Physics University of California, Santa Cruz November/December, 2009 We have barely three lectures to cover about five chapters in your text. To

More information

PHYS 4390: GENERAL RELATIVITY NON-COORDINATE BASIS APPROACH

PHYS 4390: GENERAL RELATIVITY NON-COORDINATE BASIS APPROACH PHYS 4390: GENERAL RELATIVITY NON-COORDINATE BASIS APPROACH 1. Differential Forms To start our discussion, we will define a special class of type (0,r) tensors: Definition 1.1. A differential form of order

More information

Geometry of SpaceTime Einstein Theory. of Gravity. Max Camenzind CB Sept-2010-D5

Geometry of SpaceTime Einstein Theory. of Gravity. Max Camenzind CB Sept-2010-D5 Geometry of SpaceTime Einstein Theory of Gravity Max Camenzind CB Sept-2010-D5 Lorentz Transformations Still valid Locally Vector notation for events (µ,ν=0,..,3) x γ 1 x vγ = 2 x 0 0 3 x 0 vγ γ 0 0 x

More information

ASTR 610: Solutions to Problem Set 1

ASTR 610: Solutions to Problem Set 1 ASTR 610: Solutions to Problem Set 1 Problem 1: The Einstein-de Sitter (EdS) cosmology is defined as a flat, matter dominated cosmology without cosmological constant. In an EdS cosmology the universe is

More information

Schwarzschild s Metrical Model of a Liquid Sphere

Schwarzschild s Metrical Model of a Liquid Sphere Schwarzschild s Metrical Model of a Liquid Sphere N.S. Baaklini nsbqft@aol.com Abstract We study Schwarzschild s metrical model of an incompressible (liquid) sphere of constant density and note the tremendous

More information

PAPER 73 PHYSICAL COSMOLOGY

PAPER 73 PHYSICAL COSMOLOGY MATHEMATICAL TRIPOS Part III Wednesday 4 June 2008 1.30 to 4.30 PAPER 73 PHYSICAL COSMOLOGY Attempt no more than THREE questions. There are FOUR questions in total. The questions carry equal weight. STATIONERY

More information

Modeling the Universe Chapter 11 Hawley/Holcomb. Adapted from Dr. Dennis Papadopoulos UMCP

Modeling the Universe Chapter 11 Hawley/Holcomb. Adapted from Dr. Dennis Papadopoulos UMCP Modeling the Universe Chapter 11 Hawley/Holcomb Adapted from Dr. Dennis Papadopoulos UMCP Spectral Lines - Doppler λ λ em 1+ z = obs z = λ obs λ λ em em Doppler Examples Doppler Examples Expansion Redshifts

More information

Deflection. Hai Huang Min

Deflection. Hai Huang Min The Gravitational Deflection of Light in F(R)-gravity Long Huang Feng He Hai Hai Huang Min Yao Abstract The fact that the gravitation could deflect the light trajectory has been confirmed by a large number

More information

A GENERAL RELATIVITY WORKBOOK. Thomas A. Moore. Pomona College. University Science Books. California. Mill Valley,

A GENERAL RELATIVITY WORKBOOK. Thomas A. Moore. Pomona College. University Science Books. California. Mill Valley, A GENERAL RELATIVITY WORKBOOK Thomas A. Moore Pomona College University Science Books Mill Valley, California CONTENTS Preface xv 1. INTRODUCTION 1 Concept Summary 2 Homework Problems 9 General Relativity

More information

NEWTONIAN COSMOLOGY. Figure 2.1: All observers see galaxies expanding with the same Hubble law. v A = H 0 r A (2.1)

NEWTONIAN COSMOLOGY. Figure 2.1: All observers see galaxies expanding with the same Hubble law. v A = H 0 r A (2.1) M. Pettini: Introduction to Cosmology Lecture 2 NEWTONIAN COSMOLOGY The equations that describe the time evolution of an expanding universe which is homogeneous and isotropic can be deduced from Newtonian

More information

Kerr black hole and rotating wormhole

Kerr black hole and rotating wormhole Kerr Fest (Christchurch, August 26-28, 2004) Kerr black hole and rotating wormhole Sung-Won Kim(Ewha Womans Univ.) August 27, 2004 INTRODUCTION STATIC WORMHOLE ROTATING WORMHOLE KERR METRIC SUMMARY AND

More information

General relativity and the Einstein equations

General relativity and the Einstein equations April 23, 2013 Special relativity 1905 Let S and S be two observers moving with velocity v relative to each other along the x-axis and let (t, x) and (t, x ) be the coordinate systems used by these observers.

More information

Syllabus. May 3, Special relativity 1. 2 Differential geometry 3

Syllabus. May 3, Special relativity 1. 2 Differential geometry 3 Syllabus May 3, 2017 Contents 1 Special relativity 1 2 Differential geometry 3 3 General Relativity 13 3.1 Physical Principles.......................................... 13 3.2 Einstein s Equation..........................................

More information

A fully relativistic description of stellar or planetary objects orbiting a very heavy central mass

A fully relativistic description of stellar or planetary objects orbiting a very heavy central mass A fully relativistic description of stellar or planetary objects orbiting a very heavy central mass Ll. Bel August 25, 2018 Abstract A fully relativistic numerical program is used to calculate the advance

More information

7 Curvature of a connection

7 Curvature of a connection [under construction] 7 Curvature of a connection 7.1 Theorema Egregium Consider the derivation equations for a hypersurface in R n+1. We are mostly interested in the case n = 2, but shall start from the

More information

Geometric inequalities for black holes

Geometric inequalities for black holes Geometric inequalities for black holes Sergio Dain FaMAF-Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, CONICET, Argentina. 3 August, 2012 Einstein equations (vacuum) The spacetime is a four dimensional manifold M with

More information