Advanced Lectures on General Relativity

By Geoffrey Compère

These lecture notes are intended for starting PhD students in theoretical physics who have a working knowledge of General Relativity. The four topics covered are: Surface charges as conserved quantities in theories of gravity;
Classical and holographic features of three-dimensional Einstein gravity;
Asymptotically flat spacetimes in four dimensions: BMS group and memory effects;
The Kerr black hole: properties at extremality and quasi-normal mode ringing.
Each topic starts with historical foundations and points to a few modern research directions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030042596
• ISBN13: 9783030042592
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"