General Relativity (445-1-1)

Instructors

Frederic A Rasio
847/491-7904
Technological Institute (2145 Sheridan Road), Room F-213, Evanston

Meeting Info

Technological Institute L170: Mon, Fri 2:30PM - 3:50PM

Overview of class

Review of special relativity and Newtonian gravity; Gravity as geometry of curved spacetime; Geodesics and conservation laws; Schwarzschild geometry; Gravitational collapse and black holes; Rotating black holes and the Kerr geometry; Linearized gravity and gravitational waves; Cosmological models for the expanding Universe.

Registration Requirements

Special relativity and classical mechanics at the level of PHYS 411 or equivalent. Open to advanced undergraduates with strong physics preparation including Lagrangian mechanics and special relativity.

Teaching Method

Two 90-minute lectures per week.

Class Materials (Required)

Hartle, ‘Gravity' (Cambridge University Press 2021; ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1316517543)