Courses

Spring 2019

Introduction to General Relativity

, 3 pts, GU4040

GENERAL RELATIVITY

Prerequisites: PHYS UN3003 and PHYS UN3007 or the equivalent.

Tensor algebra, tensor analysis, introduction to Riemann geometry. Motion of particles, fluid, and fields in curved spacetime. Einstein equation. Schwarzschild solution; test-particle orbits and light bending. Introduction to black holes, gravitational waves, and cosmological models.

Section Number
001
Call Number
24635
Day, Time & Location
MW 10:10am-11:25am 420 Pupin Laboratories
Instructor
Rachel A Rosen
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