ASTR 160 - Frontiers and Controversies in Astrophysics
Lecture 09 - Special and General Relativity. The discussion of black holes continues with an introduction of the concept of event horizon. A number of problems are worked out to familiarize students with mathematics related to black hole event horizons. In a longer question and answer session, Professor Bailyn discusses the more mystifying aspects of the nature of black holes and the possibility of time travel. Finally, the issues of reconciling Newton's laws of motion with Special Relativity, and Newton's law of gravity with General Relativity, are addressed. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 09 - Special and General Relativity |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Event Horizon |
| [00:11:47] | 2. Singularity and Clarifications on Black Holes |
| [00:27:46] | 3. Locating Black Holes |
| [00:37:51] | 4. Introduction to Special and General Relativity |
| References |
| ASTR 160: Lecture 9 - Special and General Relativity Instructor: Professor Charles Bailyn. Class Notes Lecture 9 [pdf]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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