“An Introduction to Mathematical General Relativity”
Martedì 31 Marzo 2026, ore 17:00 - Aula 2AB40 - Flavio Rossetti (Gran Sasso Science Institute)
Abstract
General Relativity, dating back to Einstein’s 1915 proposal, is the most accurate and successful classical theory of gravitation in modern physics. In this talk, we present its mathematical framework, starting from the interpretation of gravity in terms of the curvature of a 4D Lorentzian manifold and up to the PDE theory behind the hyperbolic quasilinear system of the Einstein equations. In the final part of the talk, we will discuss black hole spacetimes and some recent progress on the celebrated cosmic censorship conjectures.
