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Graduate Record 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

PHYS 5240 - Introduction to the Theory of General Relativity

Effective Start Date: 08/01/2009
Reviews special relativity and coordinate transformations. Includes the principle of equivalence; effects of gravitation on other systems and fields; general tensor analysis in curved spaces and gravitational field equations; Mach’s principle, tests of gravitational theories; perihelion precession, red shift, bending of light, gyroscopic precession, radar echo delay; gravitational radiation; relativisitic stellar structure and cosmography; and cosmology. Prerequisite: Advanced calculus through partial differentiation and multiple integration; vector analysis in three dimensions.

Credits: 3
Grading Basis: Graded