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| PHYS 40400 - Relativity II |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the theory of General Relativity. Topics include curved spaces; general relativistic postulates; stationary and static space times; geodesics and the Riemann tensor; vacuum and full field equations; black holes; gravity waves. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Individual Study, Lecture Offered By: Regional Campus Only Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: Northwest- Westville Northwest- Hammond Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand stationary and static space times, along with their symmetries. 2. Solve the vacuum and sourced field equations. 3. Describe black holes and their physical solutions. 4. Manipulate tensors associated with general relativity |
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