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Phys 735: Gravitational Physics
Fall 2022 – Lecture Notes


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Introductory Topics
pdf  L01. Aspects of Newtonian Gravity. [last update 24 aug 2022]
pdf  L02. Special Relativity: Spacetime and Lorentz Transformations. [last update 28 aug 2022]
pdf grey  L03. Special Relativity: Vectors, Tensors and Particles in Minkowski Space.
pdf grey  L04. Special Relativity: Electromagnetism and Matter Fields in Minkowski Space.

Differential Geometry
pdf grey  L05. Manifolds I: Definition; Vectors and Tensors.
pdf grey  L06. Manifolds II: Metric; Causality; Differential Forms.
pdf grey  L07. Covariant Derivatives and Parallel Transport.
pdf grey  L08. Geodesics.
pdf grey  L09. The Riemann Tensor.
pdf grey  L10. Symmetries and Killing Vectors.

General Relativity
pdf grey  L11. The Einstein Equation.
pdf grey  L12. Lagrangian Formulation.

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