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 10 - General Relativity 6 |
Topics: Particle Mechanics in the Presence of Gravity, Fermi-Walker Transport, Electrodynamics in Covariant Form, Conserved Energy-Momentum Tensor, Hydrodynamic Equations for a Perfect Fluid, Riemann Curvature Tensor, Parallel Transport Around an Infinitesimal Closed Loop, Gravitation versus Curvilinear Coordinates, Algebraic Properties of the Riemann Tensor, Differential (Bianchi) Identities
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