Physics 597G - ST-Adv Topics/Gen Relativity

The class will explore advanced topics in general relativity, picking up where P568/821 left off. Topics in black hole physics will include BH solutions with rotation and in the presence of a non-zero cosmological constant; BH thermodynamics and Hawking radiation. We will discuss interior solutions to Einstein's equations for stars and neutron stars. The physics of gravitational radiation will be presented in more depth, including the derivation of the quadrupole formula for power radiated by a source. Topics in cosmology will include an introduction to inflationary cosmology and cosmological perturbation theory with application to CMBR anisotropies.

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