8.962 General Relativity, Spring 2002

Bertschinger, Edmund W.

8.962 General Relativity, Spring 2002

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Bertschinger, Edmund W.

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General Relativity

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June 2002

Abstract

This course covers the basic principles of Einstein's general theory of relativity. Also discussed are differential geometry, experimental tests of general relativity, black holes, and cosmology.

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Einstein's general theory of relativity

Einstein

relativity

differential geometry

general relativity

black holes

cosmology

Hamiltonian Dynamics

Curvature

Acceleration

Hilbert action

Orthonormal bases

White dwarfs

neutron stars

Kruskal coordinates

Wormholes

Hawking radiation

Kerr solution

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics

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