Schwarzschild Metric in General Relativity - Lecture 15

Explore the intricacies of the Schwarzschild metric in this comprehensive graduate-level lecture from the Warsaw4PhD and GeoPlanet PhD schools. Delve into corrections from the previous lecture before diving into a thorough examination of the Schwarzschild metric's asymptotics. Investigate the gravitational frequency shift and acceleration of static observers within this metric. Analyze geodesics in Schwarzschild spacetime, including an in-depth look at the effective potential and circular orbits for both massive particles and photons. Conclude with a discussion on perihelion precession. This 1-hour and 46-minute lecture, delivered by Mikołaj Korzyński from the Center for Theoretical Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, offers a rigorous exploration of advanced concepts in general relativity and spacetime geometry.