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PHYS675 — Fall 2021

PHYS675: General Relativity (PAST/FUTURE SEMESTER)

Offering:
Fall, Credits 3


Prerequisites:
PHYS 600, 610, 630.
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Description:
Theoretical and experimental general relativity. The equivalence principle and its experimental basis. The Einstein field equations; classical tests of general relativity; gravitational radiation, cosmological considerations; topics to be chosen.


Instructor(s):
DUFFELL, PAUL


Email:
pduffell@purdue.edu


Textbook(s) for Fall 2021

Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher Req/Opt Notes
Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity James B. Hartle 1st 978-1316517543 Cambridge University Press Required Any edition is acceptable

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