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Phys 749: Gravitational Physics
Fall 2019 – Lecture Notes


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Introductory Topics
pdf  L01. Aspects of Newtonian Gravity. [last update 8 sep 2019]
pdf  L02. Special Relativity: Spacetime and Lorentz Transformations. [last update 8 sep 2019]
pdf  L03. Special Relativity: Tensors and Fields in Minkowski Space.
pdf  L04. Special Relativity: Particles and Matter Fields in Minkowski Space.

Differential Geometry
pdf grey  L05. Manifolds: Tensor Fields, Differential Calculus and Integration.
pdf grey  L06. Manifolds: Spacetime as a Lorentzian Manifold.
pdf grey  L07. Manifolds: Connections, Geodesics and Curvature.
pdf grey  L08. Manifolds: Tensors, Particles and Fields in Curved Spacetime.

General Relativity
pdf grey  L09. The Einstein Equation.
pdf grey  L10. The Schwarzschild Solution.

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