An introduction to general relativity as a theory of gravitation with applications to cosmology. Includes: principles of special and general relativity, tensor calculus in curved spacetime, Einstein's field equations, Schwarzschild solution, experimental tests of general relativity, black holes, standard cosmological models, unresolved cosmological issues, gravitational waves. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): PHYS 252.3 Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): MATH 331.3 or MATH 339.3
An introduction to general relativity as a theory of gravitation with applications to cosmology. Includes: principles of special and general relativity, tensor calculus in curved spacetime, Einstein's field equations, Schwarzschild solution, experimental tests of general relativity, black holes, standard cosmological models, unresolved cosmological issues, gravitational waves. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): PHYS 252.3 Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): MATH 331.3 or MATH 339.3
