Course: Theory of Relativity

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Course title Theory of Relativity
Course code KFY/0164
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Novotný Dušan, doc. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Special theory of relativity: Minkowski space time, Lorentz transformations. Kinematic effects (length contraction, time dilation, Doppler effect, ...). Mass, momentum and energy, conservation laws, relativistic particle dynamics. Relativistic formulation of the theory of electromagnetic field. General theory of relativity - basic conceptions.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
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Recommended literature
  • Bradley W. Carroll, Dale A. Ostlie. Introduction to Modern Astrophysics. Benjamin, 2006.
  • Dvořák L. Obecná teorie relativity a moderní fyzikální obraz vesmíru (skripta). SPN Praha, 1984.
  • Grygar, J. Vesmír jaký je. . Panorama Praha, 1997.
  • Kuchař K. Základy obecné teorie relativity. Academia Praha, 1968.
  • Kvasnica J. Teorie elektromagnetického pole (kapitola XIII). Academia Praha , 1985.
  • Novotný J. a kol. Základy teorie relativity. MU Brno, 2006.
  • Šedivý P. Kapitoly ze speciální teorie relativity (studijní text pro řešitele FO).
  • Ullmann V. Gravitace, černé díry a fyzika prostoročasu. Čs. společnost astronomická ČSAV Ostrava, 1986.
  • Votruba V.: . Základy speciální teorie relativity (vybrané kapitoly). Academia, Praha , 1977.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Physics (A14) Category: Physics courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -