General relativity and mechanical effects of the space-time curvature

• Grant number: 13/21945-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: January 01, 2014
• End date: December 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - General Physics
• Principal Investigator: Daniel Augusto Turolla Vanzela
• Grantee: Rodrigo Andrade e Silva
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física de São Carlos (IFSC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The main goal of this project is providing the candidate with a solid understanding of General Relativity (GR). For this purpose, besides traditional texts on GR, we shall analyze specific topics which still cause confusion in the literature. Some of them are quasi-rigid bodies in GR, the appearance and definition of "hidden momentum" in relativistic systems, and the "swimming" effect in curved space-time. (AU)