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)