Physics 568 - Cosmology & General Relativity

Fall
2020
01
3.00
David Kastor
M W F 9:05AM 9:55AM
UMass Amherst
64780
Fully Remote Class
kastor@physics.umass.edu
64781
Mathematical and conceptual aspects of the special and general theories of relativity. Topics include: Lorentz transformations, convariant formulation of the laws of nature, the equivalence principle, curved spaces, and solutions of the equations of relativity.
Prerequisite: Physics 422.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.