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- Graduate major in Physics
- Instructor(s)
- Sekiguchi Yuichiro
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- Lecture
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- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Intensive ()
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- Course number
- PHY.P560
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2018
- Offered quarter
- 3-4Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2018/10/5
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- Japanese
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Course description and aims
The 1st direct detection of gravitational waves (GW) from the merger of binary neutron stars, named GW170817, was achieved at long last in Aug. 17, 2017. In detecting GW, not only high-sensitivity GW detector and well-designed data analysis techniques but also theoretical understanding of GW sources is essential. In this lecture, starting from the basics of GW and physics of neutron stars, we will learn theoretical modelling of the merger. Finally we will review the observation of GW170817 and its impact.
Student learning outcomes
Understanding fundamentals of physics of neutron star, gravitational waves and GW170817.
Keywords
Gravitational Wave, General Relativity, Neutron Star
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Intensive Lectures
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Fundamentals of gravitational waves | Understanding polarization of GW and the energy-momentum carried by GW. |
| Class 2 | GW from binary in circular orbit | Deriving the quadrupole formula of GW with its application to the chirp signal. |
| Class 3 | Structure of neutron star | Understanding the neutron star structure. |
| Class 4 | GW from binary neutron star merger | Understanding GW from binary neutron star merger with review on 'observations' of neutron-star interior using GW. |
| Class 5 | Electromagnetic signals from binary neutron star merger | Understanding possible electromagnetic signals accompanied by GW from binary neutron star merger. |
| Class 6 | Numerical relativity | Understanding fundamentals and overview of numerical relativity. |
| Class 7 | GW170817 | Understanding the overview of observations of GW170817 and its impact. |
Textbook(s)
not specified
Reference books, course materials, etc.
It is helpful if the students have basic knowledge of general relativity:
e.g.
Sections 1.2, 1.4, and 2.3 of
http://www2.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~yuichiro.sekiguchi/lecture_MP.pdf
for Einstein's summation rule, and
Sections 3.1, 3.2, 4.1 and 4.2 of
http://www2.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~yuichiro.sekiguchi/lecture_GR.pdf
for Einstein's equation.
Assessment criteria and methods
unfixed
Related courses
- PHY.F353 ： General Relativity
- PHY.F352 ： Physics of the Universe
- PHY.F432 ： Astrophysics
- PHY.F350 ： Nuclear Physics
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
None
