PHYS 4445
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Classes
PHYS 4445
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2018-2019.
One-semester introduction to general relativity that develops the essential structure and phenomenology of the theory without requiring prior exposure to tensor analysis. General relativity is a fundamental cornerstone of physics that underlies several of the most exciting areas of current research, including relativistic astrophysics, cosmology, and the search for a quantum theory of gravity. The course briefly reviews special relativity, introduces basic aspects of differential geometry, including metrics, geodesics, and the Riemann tensor, describes black hole spacetimes and cosmological solutions, and concludes with the Einstein equation and its linearized gravitational wave solutions. At the level of Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity by Hartle.
When Offered Fall.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: classical mechanics at the level of PHYS 3314 or PHYS 3318 and special relativity at the level of PHYS 1116 or PHYS 2216. Also, electromagnetism at the level of PHYS 3323 or PHYS 3327 is useful.
Distribution Category (PBS-AS)
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASTRO 4445
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 102
Instructors
McAllister, L
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Additional Information
If this class is full, add yourself to the Physics wait list at: http://www.physics.cornell.edu/waitlist
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Rockefeller Hall 102
Instructors
McAllister, L
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