PHY 426 - Relativity,Gravity and Black Holes Sp

Institution:

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Description:

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. 4 lectures/problemsolving. Prerequisite: PHY 235, 315 (may be taken concurrently), 322 (may be taken concurrently).

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.csupomona.edu

Phone Number:

(909) 869-7659

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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