Introduction to General Relativity (345-0-1)

Instructors

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

Meeting Info

Technological Institute A110: Mon, Wed 12:30PM - 1:50PM

Overview of class

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

Registration Requirements

Open to all undergraduates with strong introductory physics preparation including classical mechanics and special relativity.

Class Materials (Required)

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