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 14 - Solutions to the Field Equations 1 |
Topics: Schwarzschild Solution, Gravitational Redshift near the Horizon, Coordinate Dependence of Horizon, Kruskal Coordinates, Stationary versus Freely Falling Observers, Kruskal Diagram, The Metric Inside a Star, Astrophysical Black Holes, Equations of Motion for a Particle in the Schwarzschild Metric, Integrals of the Motion, Radial Equation and Effective Potential
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