UFTF501 Physical Processes in the Field of Black Holes

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Jan Schee, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Stuchlík, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Jan Schee, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Stuchlík, CSc.
Centrum interdisciplinárních studií – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Influence of a strong gravitational field around the black hole on the test particle and on the test field are discussed and some astrophysically important applications are investigated.
Syllabus
  • Movement of test particles and photons. Schwarzschild and Kerr geometry, analysis of Carter's equations of motion, the effective potential
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Hawking S.W., Israel W. 300 Years of Gravitation. Cambridge University Press, 1987. ISBN 0-521-34312-7. info
  • Chandrasekhar S. The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes. Clarendon Press, 1983. ISBN 0-226-10100-2. info
  • Rindler W. Essential Relativity. Special, General, and Cosmology. Revised 2nd Edition. Springer-Verlag, 1977. info
  • Lightman A.P., Press W.H., Price R.H., Teukolsky S.A. Problem Book in Relativity and Gravitation. Princeton Univ. Press, 1975. info
  • Misner C.W., Thorne K.S., Wheeler J.A. Gravitation. Freeman and Co, 1973. info
Assessment methods
Written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
* 60% attendance in seminars.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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