Academic Catalog

PHYS760 GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

Course Code:	2300760
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	8.0
Department:	Physics
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Graduate
Course Coordinator:	Assist.Prof.Dr DOÐA VESKE
Offered Semester:	Fall and Spring Semesters.
Prerequisite:	Set 1: 2300482 Set 2: 2300513
One of the sets above should be completed before taking PHYS760 GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY.

Course Content

Gravitational waves and their propagation. Gravitational-wave generatione Gravitational-wave detectionþ Gravitational lensing. Gravitational-wave detectors. Astrophysical sources of gravitational waves. Gravitational?wave data and data analyþis techniques. Recent results from gravitational-wave research. Student presentations on selected topic.