Course

The Schwarzschild metric

Perturbation theory – Schrieffer-Wolf (arXiv:1105.0675)

Energy-momentum of the gravitational wave radiation.

Perturbation theory – Schrieffer-Wolf (arXiv:1105.0675)

Two modes of the gravitational waves. Gravitational waves emitted from a source.

Quantum measurement – von Neumann, QND, weak measurements, Wigner’s friend

Gauge theory. Vacuum solutions to Einstein field equations.

Quantum noise (N&C Chapter 8)

Einstein field equations.

Quantum harmonic oscillator – Standard treatment based on creation/annihilation operators

Riemann tensor and its relatives

Infinite Dimensional Hilbert Space and Unbounded Operators