Teaching material (up-to-date)

Quantum Field Theory and Gravity

Part of the Course History Philosophy of Quantum Field Theory (Master Level).

Three-hour lecture, content:

  • First part: Introduction: two thought experiments
  • Second part: Gravity as a Quantum Field Theory
  • Third part: Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime

Philosophy of Relativity (for physicist)

Part of the I São Paulo School on Gravitational Physics.

Six-hour course, content:

  • Session I: Newtonian mechanics and Galilean space and time.
  • Session II: Special Relativity and Minkowski spacetime.
  • Session III: General Relativity and the problem of covariance.