Physics 568 - Cosmology & General Relativity
Fall
2025
01
3.00
David Kastor
M W F 9:05AM 9:55AM
UMass Amherst
66197
Hasbrouck Laboratory room 137
kastor@physics.umass.edu
66198
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.