2010 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 or Aspinwall
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Title GENERAL RELATIVITY Department PHYSICS Course Number 2010 Spring 292 Section Number 01 Primary Instructor Aspinwall,Paul S Prerequisites Prerequisite: A familiarity with the special theory and facility with multivariate calculus. Course Homepage www.cgtp.duke.edu/~psa/cls/236
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) Robert M. Wald, General Relativity (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1984).
(2) Sean Carroll, Spacetime and Geometry (Addison-Wesley, 2004).
Assignments
Weekly homework.
Exams
There will be a take-home final exam.
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