Gravitational Astrophysics: General Relativity and Cosmology

3 credits · Undergraduate

Introduction to Einstein's theory describing gravity as curvature of four-dimensional spacetime. Special relativity, differential geometry, tensor analysis, spacetime curvature, the Einstein Field Equations, the Schwarzschild Metric for stars and black holes, production and detection of Gravitational Waves, and the Friedmann-Robertson-Walker metric for cosmology. Prerequisite: PHYS 2275 and 2290. [3] (MNS)