2021-2022 Catalog

PHYS 366 Relativity

Review of special relativity. Introduction to the fundamentals of general relativity and gravitation with applications to cosmology. Topics include the big bang theory primordial nucleo-synthesis the dark matter problem gravitational red shift and the expansion of the universe stellar evolution and black holes.

Credits

4 units

Prerequisite

PHYS 310 or permission of instructor

Core Requirements Met

  • Mathematics/Science