PROGRAM

SUMMER SCHOOL ON GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTRONOMY

ORGANIZERS : Parameswaran Ajith, K. G. Arun and Bala R. Iyer
DATE : 15 July 2019 to 26 July 2019
VENUE : Madhava Lecture Hall, ICTS Bangalore

This school is part of the annual ICTS summer schools on gravitational-wave (GW) astronomy. As GW observations are becoming a precision tool for fundamental physics, astrophysics and cosmology, improving the theoretical understanding of the physics and astrophysics involved become crucial. This year’s school will focus on theoretical modeling of some of the promising astrophysical and cosmological sources of gravitational radiation.

Courses :

1.Advanced course in general relativity (Sudipta Sarkar, IIT Gandhinagar)
2.Primordial black holes and gravitational wave astronomy (Teruaki Suyama, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
3.Gravitational radiation from post-Newtonian sources and inspiralling compact binaries (Luc Blanchet, Institute of Astrophysics of Paris)
4.Self-force and radiation reaction in general relativity (Adam Pound, University of Southampton)

The school is primarily meant for graduate students and postdocs in gravitational physics and related fields. A small number of highly motivated senior undergraduates can also be considered. Basic understanding of general relativity is a prerequisite for the courses.

CONTACT US : gwschool@icts.res.in
PROGRAM LINK : https://www.icts.res.in/program/gws2019

Table of Contents (powered by https://videoken.com)
0:00:00 Self-force and radiation reaction in general relativity (Lecture - 2)
0:08:06 Ricci tensor
0:09:50 Specialization to a vacuum background
0:17:15 Einstein field equation
0:23:33 Gauge freedom in perturbation theory
0:28:57 Taylor series
0:33:07 Linear metric perturbation
0:36:26 Arbitrary tensor
0:39:37 Adopt the Lorenz gauge
0:50:08 Point particle approximation
0:57:46 Geodesics in Schwarzschild
1:07:37 Parametrize with "Keplerian" parameters
1:16:50 Two periods: Radio motion and five motion
1:19:11 Geodesics in Kerr
1:24:01 Hidden Symmetry