Physics 255: Einstein's General Relativity and Gravitation
Physics 255: Einstein's General Relativity and Gravitation (Spring 2014, UC Irvine). Instructor: Professor Herbert W. Hamber. 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.
| Lecture 05 - General Relativity 1 |
Topics: Non-Relativistic (Newtonian) Gravity, Freely Falling Observers, Principles of Equivalence, Statement of the Principle, Supporting Measurements (Eotvos Experiment), Equation of Free Fall (Geodesic Equation), Metric Tensor and Affine Connection
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