Advanced topics in General Relativity: The general relativistic Cauchy problem
The aim of the course is to present the Cauchy problem in general rela tivity. The course will roughly follow the lecture notes
Cauchy problems for the Einstein equations: an Introduction
https://homepage.univie.ac.at/piotr.chrusciel/teaching/Cauchy/Roscoff.pdf
We will cover
• The general relativistic constraint equations
• Local and global solutions
• Various methods of solving the constraint equations
Cauchy problems for the Einstein equations: an Introduction
https://homepage.univie.ac.at/piotr.chrusciel/teaching/Cauchy/Roscoff.pdf
We will cover
• The general relativistic constraint equations
• Local and global solutions
• Various methods of solving the constraint equations
Lecturer
Date
5th March ~ 26th May, 2025
Location
| Weekday | Time | Venue | Online | ID | Password |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday,Wednesday | 13:30 - 15:05 | Tsinghua-Jingzhai 105 | Zoom 17 | 442 374 5045 | BIMSA |
Video Public
Yes
Notes Public
No
Language
English
Lecturer Intro
Piotr Chrusciel is an expert in all aspects of mathematical general relativity. He is the receipient of the Plumey Medal of the French Academy of Sciences and of the Erwin Schroedinger Institute Medal. He serves at several editorial boards, including Communications in Mathematical Physics and Living Reviews in Relativity. He has a PhD from the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, and has held professorial positions in Tours (France), in Oxford (UK), and in Vienna (Austria). He is currently a professor at the Beijing Institute for Mathematical Sciences and Applications in Huarou, and in the Center for Theoretical Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw.