2008 Spring PHYSICS 292-01
Bulletin Course Description This course introduces the concepts and techniques of Einstein's general theory of relativity. The mathematics of Riemannian (Minkowskian) geometry will be presented in a self-contained way. The principle of equivalence and its implications will be discussed. Einstein's equations will be presented, as well as some important solutions including black holes and cosmological solutions. Advanced topics will be pursued subject to time limitations and instructor and student preferences. Instructor: Plesser
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Title GENERAL RELATIVITY Department PHYSICS Course Number 2008 Spring 292 Section Number 01 Primary Instructor Plesser,Ronen M Prerequisites Prerequisite: A familiarity with the special theory and facility with multivariate calculus. Course Homepage www.cgtp.duke.edu/~plesser/phy292-spring08/
Synopsis of course content
This course introduces the concepts and techniques of Einstein's general theory of relativity. The mathematics of Riemannian (Minkowskian) geometry will be presented in a self-contained way. The principle of equivalence and its implications will be discussed. Einstein's equations will be presented, as well as some important solutions including black holes and cosmological solutions. Advanced topics will be pursued subject to time limitations and instructor and student preferences.
Textbooks
(1) Sean Carroll, Spacetime and Geometry (Addison-Wesley, 2004).
(2) Robert M. Wald, General Relativity (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1984).
