PHYS 428 - Relativity and Cosmology

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George Mason University

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Credits: 3 Cross-Listed with ASTR 428 Special relativity; four-dimensional space-time; general relativity; non-Euclidean geometries, geodesics, and field equations; tests of general theory of relativity; black holes; cosmology; models of the universe; remnant blackbody radiation; big bang cosmology; thermodynamics; and the universe. Prerequisites MATH 214; and PHYS 303, 305, and 262; or permission of instructor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.gmu.edu

Phone Number:

(703) 993-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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