General Relativity

  1. Advanced Topics and Current Research
    1. Exotic Spacetimes
      1. Wormholes
        1. Einstein-Rosen Bridges
          1. Traversable Wormholes
            1. Exotic Matter Requirements
              1. Stability Issues
              2. Time Travel
                1. Closed Timelike Curves
                  1. Causality Paradoxes
                    1. Chronology Protection
                    2. Extra Dimensions
                      1. Kaluza-Klein Theory
                        1. Braneworld Models
                          1. Large Extra Dimensions
                        2. Quantum Aspects of Gravity
                          1. Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime
                            1. Particle Creation in Expanding Universes
                              1. Vacuum States
                                1. Stress-Energy Renormalization
                                2. Unruh Effect
                                  1. Accelerated Observers
                                    1. Rindler Coordinates
                                      1. Thermal Radiation
                                      2. Hawking Radiation
                                        1. Detailed Derivation
                                          1. Information Loss Problem
                                            1. Black Hole Evaporation
                                          2. Approaches to Quantum Gravity
                                            1. Conceptual Challenges
                                              1. Background Independence
                                                1. Diffeomorphism Invariance
                                                  1. Planck Scale Physics
                                                  2. String Theory
                                                    1. Basic Principles
                                                      1. Extended Objects
                                                        1. Supersymmetry
                                                        2. Extra Dimensions
                                                          1. Compactification
                                                            1. Calabi-Yau Manifolds
                                                            2. AdS/CFT Correspondence
                                                            3. Loop Quantum Gravity
                                                              1. Spin Networks
                                                                1. Quantum Geometry
                                                                  1. Area and Volume Operators
                                                                  2. Discrete Spacetime
                                                                    1. Planck Scale Discreteness
                                                                      1. Loop Quantum Cosmology
                                                                    2. Other Approaches
                                                                      1. Causal Dynamical Triangulation
                                                                        1. Emergent Gravity
                                                                          1. Asymptotic Safety
                                                                        2. Computational General Relativity
                                                                          1. Numerical Relativity
                                                                            1. Simulating Strong-Field Gravity
                                                                              1. Initial Value Problem
                                                                                1. Evolution Equations
                                                                                2. Black Hole Simulations
                                                                                  1. Binary Black Hole Mergers
                                                                                    1. Spinning Black Holes
                                                                                      1. Recoil Velocities
                                                                                      2. Neutron Star Simulations
                                                                                        1. Equation of State
                                                                                          1. Magnetic Fields
                                                                                            1. Merger Dynamics
                                                                                            2. Gravitational Waveform Modeling
                                                                                              1. Inspiral Waveforms
                                                                                                1. Merger Waveforms
                                                                                                  1. Template Generation
                                                                                                  2. Computational Techniques
                                                                                                    1. Finite Difference Methods
                                                                                                      1. Spectral Methods
                                                                                                        1. Adaptive Mesh Refinement
                                                                                                      2. Current Frontiers
                                                                                                        1. Multi-messenger Astronomy
                                                                                                          1. Gravitational Wave Astronomy
                                                                                                            1. Electromagnetic Counterparts
                                                                                                              1. Neutrino Astronomy
                                                                                                              2. Tests of General Relativity
                                                                                                                1. Strong-Field Tests
                                                                                                                  1. Cosmological Tests
                                                                                                                    1. Alternative Theories
                                                                                                                    2. Dark Matter and Dark Energy
                                                                                                                      1. Modified Gravity Theories
                                                                                                                        1. Scalar-Tensor Theories
                                                                                                                          1. f(R) Gravity
                                                                                                                          2. Precision Cosmology
                                                                                                                            1. Parameter Estimation
                                                                                                                              1. Model Selection
                                                                                                                                1. Future Surveys

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                                                                                                                            1. Foundations of General Relativity