Introduction to black hole physics
Lectures at CP3
Louvain-la-Neuve, 28 Nov. - 2 Dec. 2016
These lectures introduce some aspects of black hole physics via a geometrical approach. The prerequisite is some basic knowledge of general relativity, at the level of an introductory course.
Inaugural Lecture (28 Nov. 2016)
100 Years of Black Hole Physics
Slides
Lecture 1 (28 Nov. 2016)
Null hypersurfaces and event horizons
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Lecture 2 (29 Nov. 2016)
The Schwarzschild black hole
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Tutorial (29 Nov. 2016)
Differential geometry with the open-source software system SageMath
Slides
Lecture 3 (30 Nov. 2016)
Lemaître-Tolman gravitational collapse
Lecture 4 (1 Dec. 2016)
The Kerr black hole
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Lecture 5 (2 Dev. 2016)
Black holes and gravitational waves