Gian Michele Graf: Katalogdaten im Herbstsemester 2017

Auszeichnung: Die Goldene Eule
NameHerr Prof. Dr. Gian Michele Graf
LehrgebietTheoretische Physik
Adresse
Institut für Theoretische Physik
ETH Zürich, HIT K 42.1
Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 27
8093 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telefon+41 44 633 25 72
Fax+41 44 633 11 09
E-Mailgmgraf@ethz.ch
DepartementPhysik
BeziehungOrdentlicher Professor

NummerTitelECTSUmfangDozierende
401-5330-00LTalks in Mathematical Physics Information 0 KP1KA. Cattaneo, G. Felder, G. M. Graf, C. A. Keller, H. Knörrer, T. H. Willwacher, Uni-Dozierende
KurzbeschreibungResearch colloquium
Lernziel
402-0101-00LThe Zurich Physics Colloquium Information 0 KP1KR. Renner, G. Aeppli, C. Anastasiou, N. Beisert, G. Blatter, S. Cantalupo, C. Degen, G. Dissertori, K. Ensslin, T. Esslinger, J. Faist, T. K. Gehrmann, G. M. Graf, R. Grange, J. Home, S. Huber, A. Imamoglu, P. Jetzer, S. Johnson, U. Keller, K. S. Kirch, S. Lilly, L. M. Mayer, J. Mesot, B. Moore, D. Pescia, A. Refregier, A. Rubbia, T. C. Schulthess, M. Sigrist, A. Vaterlaus, R. Wallny, A. Wallraff, W. Wegscheider, A. Zheludev, O. Zilberberg
KurzbeschreibungResearch colloquium
Lernziel
402-0800-00LThe Zurich Theoretical Physics Colloquium Information 0 KP1KO. Zilberberg, C. Anastasiou, N. Beisert, G. Blatter, T. K. Gehrmann, G. M. Graf, S. Huber, P. Jetzer, L. M. Mayer, B. Moore, T. C. Schulthess, M. Sigrist, Uni-Dozierende
KurzbeschreibungResearch colloquium
LernzielThe Zurich Theoretical Physics Colloquium is jointly organized by the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich. Its mission is to bring both students and faculty with diverse interests in theoretical physics together. Leading experts explain the basic questions in their field of research and communicate the fascination for their work.
402-0830-00LGeneral Relativity Information 10 KP4V + 2UG. M. Graf
KurzbeschreibungManifold, Riemannian metric, connection, curvature; Special Relativity; Lorentzian metric; Equivalence principle; Tidal force and spacetime curvature; Energy-momentum tensor, field equations, Newtonian limit; Post-Newtonian approximation; Schwarzschild solution; Mercury's perihelion precession, light deflection.
LernzielBasic understanding of general relativity, its mathematical foundations, and some of the interesting phenomena it predicts.
LiteraturSuggested textbooks:

C. Misner, K, Thorne and J. Wheeler: Gravitation
S. Carroll - Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General
Relativity
R. Wald - General Relativity
S. Weinberg - Gravitation and Cosmology
N. Straumann - General Relativity with applications to Astrophysics