ASTRO 4445
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ASTRO 4445
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.
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 3318 and special relativity at the level of PHYS 1116 or PHYS 2216.
Distribution Category (PHS-AS, SMR-AS) (CHPH-AG, OPHLS-AG)
Comments Offered as an alternative to the more comprehensive, two-semester graduate sequence, PHYS 6553 and PHYS 6554. Electromagnetism at the level of PHYS 3327 is useful.
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHYS 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 231
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Flanagan, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For Physics course enrollment help, please see: https://physics.cornell.edu/enrollment-guide.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Clark Hall 294D
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Flanagan, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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