Physics 568 - Cosmology & General Relativity

Fall
2026
01
3.00
David Kastor

M W F 9:05AM 9:55AM

UMass Amherst
16801
Hasbrouck Laboratory room 242
kastor@physics.umass.edu
16802
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.
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