PHYS 225C
General Relativity
Advanced topics in general relativity based on the interests of the instructor. Possible topics include black hole formation, perturbations of the Schwarzschild solution, black hole quasinormal modes and ringdown, Hawking radiation, black hole thermodynamics and entropy, Hawking-Penrose singularity theorems. Prerequisites: PHYS 225A-B. Recommended preparation: PHYS 212A-B-C.
Topics
- black hole formation
- perturbations of the Schwarzschild solution
- black hole quasinormal modes and ringdown
- Hawking radiation
- black hole thermodynamics and entropy
- Hawking-Penrose singularity theorems
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027