Fall 2009

ASTR4445: Intro to General Relativity

Credit Hours: 4
Instructor: Eanna Flanagan
Prerequisites: Offered as alternative to more comprehensive, two-semester graduate sequence Phys. 553 & 554 (Astro 509-510)
Typically offered: Fall
Crosslisted with: PHY 4445
Homepage: http://www.astro.cornell.edu/%7Eflanagan/ph445/index.html

One-semester introduction to general relativity, which teaches physics concepts and phenomenology while keeping mathematical formalism to a minimum.General relativity is a fundamental cornerstone of physics that underlies several of the most exciting areas of current research. These areas include theoretical high-energy physics and the search for a quantum theory of gravity, relativistic astrophysics, and in particular cosmology, where there have been several ground breaking observations over the last few years. It uses the new textbook "Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity" by James Hartle.

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