Gravitation and Cosmology
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Overview
Subject area
PHY
Catalog Number
355
Course Title
Gravitation and Cosmology
Department(s)
Description
This course is an introduction to the General Theory of Relativity (Gravitation), Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology. Topics include Principle of Equivalence, tensor calculus and Riemannian geometry, curvature, metric tensor, energy-momentum tensor, the Einstein's field equations, tests of relativity, Schwarzschild metric, black holes and singularities, Kerr metric and rotating black holes, universe on the large scale, Robertson-Walker metric, Friedmann cosmological models, thermal history of the universe and gravitational radiation.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
No
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
4
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
4
Requisites
019991