Paul Frampton

SYLLABUS    PHYS 832    SPRING 2012

General Theory of Relativity

Act I

1. Introduction.

2. Manifolds and tensor fields,

Interlude
Toplological spaces, differential forms, Frobenius' theorem.

Act II

3. Curvature.

Interlude
Maps of manifolds, Lie derivatives, Killing fields.

Act III

4. Einstein's equation.

5. Homogeneous, isotropic cosmology.

6. Schwarzschild solution.

BOOKS
Required:
General Relativity by R. Wald.
Gravitation and Cosmology by S. Weinberg.

GRADE
50% assignments 50% final exam

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