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The course is an introduction to an extensive topical field of study of gravitational waves in Einstein’s general
relativity. We will summarize 100 years of the field (both its theoretical and experimental aspects), the first
detection of gravitational waves from a binary black hole merger (by LIGO interferometers in 2015), current status,
and expected future.
Last update: Podolský Jiří, prof. RNDr., CSc., DSc. (03.05.2019)
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The aim of the course is to present an overview of the vast topic of gravitational waves (historical context, present state, and future perspectives). Last update: Podolský Jiří, prof. RNDr., CSc., DSc. (03.05.2019)
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Oral examination Last update: Houfek Karel, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (05.05.2023)
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Misner C. W., Thorne K. S., Wheeler J. A.: Gravitation, Freeman, San Francisco, 1973. Schutz B. F.: A First Course in General Relativity. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1985. Ciufolini et al. (eds.): Gravitational Waves. Institute of Physics, Bristol, 2001. Blair D. G. (ed.): The Detection of Gravitational Waves. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1991. Bičák J., Rudenko V. N.: skripta Teorie relativity a gravitační vlny, Univerzita Karlova, Praha, 1985. Griffiths J. B., Podolský J.: Exact Space-Times in Einstein's General Relativity. Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009. Kennefick D.: Traveling at the Speed of Thought: Einstein and the Quest for Gravitational Waves. Princeton University Press, Princeton, 2007.
Abbott, B. P. et al.: LIGO: the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, Rep. Prog. Phys. 72 (2009) 076901. Abbott, B. P. et al.: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger, Phys. Rev. Lett. 116 (2016) 061102. Podolský J.: Gravitační vlny a možnosti jejich detekce, Pokroky MFA 40 (1995) 272. Podolský, J.: Teorie gravitačního záření, Čs. čas. fyz. A55 (2005) 86. Podolský, J.: Gravitační vlny poprvé zachyceny: %GW150914 ze srážky černých děr, Pokroky MFA 61 (2016) 89. Podolský, J.: Detekce gravitačních vln poctěna Nobelovou cenou 2017, Pokroky MFA 63 (2018) 1. Last update: Podolský Jiří, prof. RNDr., CSc., DSc. (19.02.2021)
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The oral examination follows the syllabus of the course as covered by the lectures. Last update: Houfek Karel, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (05.05.2023)
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History of gravitational waves theory (from Einstein to equation of geodesic deviation, beginning of the golden age). Fundamental properties of gravitational waves. History of gravitational wave detectors (from Weber to LIGO). Astrophysical sources of gravitational waves (from first estimates to binary pulsar PSR 1913+16, and beyond). Advanced LIGO and Virgo (brief description of technological miracles). First direct detection of the gravitational wave %GW150914, and 2017 Nobel Prize (description of the event, including the introduction to signal analysis and determination of the source parameters by comparing to perturbative calculations and numerical simulations). Summary of all detections to date. Dawn of the multi-messenger astronomy. Future detectors of gravitational waves (KAGRA, LISA). Expected spectrum of gravitational waves. Last update: Podolský Jiří, prof. RNDr., CSc., DSc. (03.05.2019)
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