PHY 426 - Relativity, Gravity and Black Holes (4)

Review of special relativity, principle of equivalence, tensors, the metric tensor, general theory of relativity, cosmological models, gravitational waves, black holes, Hawking radiation, quantum gravity, connection with elementary particle theories.

Prerequisite(s): PHY 235L, and MAT 215 or consent of instructor.
Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.
When Offered: Sp, even years