Gravitational Physics: From Frequency Shifts to Gravitational Waves - Lecture 12

Explore advanced concepts in gravitational physics through this graduate-level lecture from the Warsaw4PhD and GeoPlanet PhD schools. Delve into linearized gravity, symmetries, and Killing vectors before examining energy conservation principles. Investigate the gravitational frequency shift phenomenon and its implications. After a brief intermission, focus on equations of motion in the Newtonian approximation for both massive particles and photons. Analyze the gravitational deflection of light and its application in gravitational lensing. Conclude with an introduction to gravitational waves, laying the groundwork for further study in this cutting-edge field of physics.

Linearized gravity
Symmetries and Killing vectors
Energy conservation
Gravitational frequency shift
Break
Equations of motion in the Newtonian approximation: massive particle
Equations of motion in the Newtonian approximation: photon
Gravitational deflection of light
Gravitational lensing
Gravitational waves — intro