PHYS 410 /515 - Relativity

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California State University-Los Angeles

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Prerequisite: PHYS 340A. Prerequisite/Corequisite: MATH 370A or 364A. (Undergraduates enroll in PHYS 410; graduates enroll in PHYS 515.) Lorentz transformation, relativistic kinematics and dynamics, 4-vectors and tensors, transformation of electric and magnetic fields, covariant form of Maxwell's equations, introduction to general relativity. Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-discussion 3 hrs.)

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.calstatela.edu

Phone Number:

(323) 343-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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