ASTR 411

Gravitation and Cosmology

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An introduction to general relativity as a theory of gravitation with applications to cosmology. Includes: principles of special and general relativity, tensor calculus in curved spacetime, Einstein's field equations, Schwarzschild solution, experimental tests of general relativity, black holes, standard cosmological models, unresolved cosmological issues, gravitational waves.

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Lecture

Lec 02

Mon, Wed, Fri 8:30-9:20

Mon, Wed, Fri8:30-9:20Physics Building 12722582

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