PHSCS
625
Theory of Relativity
Hours
3.0 Credit, 3 Lecture, 0 Lab
Review of special relativity and general relativity, with applications to modern astrophysics.
Four Vectors
Solve problems associated with special relativity using the four-vector formalism of Minkowski space.
Differential Geometry
Use differential geometry to solve problems in general curvilinear coordinates and in curved spacetimes. Solve basic problems on Lorentzian manifolds using the tools of differential geometry.
General Relativity
Use the Einstein equations to solve problems associated with the classical tests of general relativity.