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Physics 255: Einstein's General Relativity and Gravitation (Spring 2014, UC Irvine). Instructor: Professor Herbert W. Hamber
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This course provides an introduction to Einstein's theory of gravitation, covering topics: a history of gravity, tensor analysis, Einstein's field equations, astronomical tests of Einstein's theory, and gravitational waves. References used for the class include "Gravitation and Cosmology" by S. Weinberg, "Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity" by J. Hartle, "Lectures on Gravitation" by R.P. Feynman and "Quantum Gravitation" by H.W. Hamber.
Course Currilcum
- Lecture 01 – Introduction, A Brief History of Gravity Unlimited
- Lecture 02 – Special Relativity 1 Unlimited
- Lecture 03 – Special Relativity 2 Unlimited
- Lecture 04 – Special Relativity 3 Unlimited
- Lecture 05 – General Relativity 1 Unlimited
- Lecture 06 – General Relativity 2 Unlimited
- Lecture 07 – General Relativity 3 Unlimited
- Lecture 08 – General Relativity 4 Unlimited
- Lecture 09 – General Relativity 5 Unlimited
- Lecture 10 – General Relativity 6 Unlimited
- Lecture 11 – Field Equations 1 Unlimited
- Lecture 12 – Field Equations 2 Unlimited
- Lecture 13 – Field Equations 3 Unlimited
- Lecture 14 – Solutions to the Field Equations 1 Unlimited
- Lecture 15 – Solutions to the Field Equations 2 Unlimited
- Lecture 16 – Solutions to the Field Equations 3 Unlimited
- Lecture 17 – Solutions to the Field Equations 4 Unlimited
- Lecture 18 – Solutions to the Field Equations 5 Unlimited
- Lecture 19 – Solutions to the Field Equations 6 Unlimited
- Lecture 20 – Gravitation and Quantum Mechanics Unlimited