PHYSICS 3A03 - Relativity, Gravity and the Geometry of Spacetime
3 unit(s) An introduction to general relativity. Topics include: special relativity and Minkowski spacetime, introductory tensor analysis, gravity as curvature, Einstein Field equations, black holes and cosmology.
Three lectures; one term Prerequisite(s):PHYSICS 2C03 or ENGPHYS 3SP3; and credit or registration in MATH 3C03 or registration in level III or above of the Honours Mathematics and Physics (B.Sc.) program Alternates with PHYSICS 3C03.