PHYS5551

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PHYS 5551 - General Relativity (4 Cr.)

UMD-Physics & Astronomy (10346) DCSE - Swenson College of Science and Engineering

Course description

Differential geometry, tensors, metrics, curvature, Einstein's equation,
Newtonian limit, Killing vectors, cosmology, perfect fluids, Schwarzschild and Kerr solutions, observational tests, black holes.

prereq: 4001

Minimum credits

4

Maximum credits

4

Is this course repeatable?

No

Grading basis

AFV - A-F or Audit

Lecture

Typically offered term(s)

Fall Even Year