PHYS GU4040

INTRO TO GENERAL RELATIVITY

Columbia University in the City of New York · UGRD · Fall 2026

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Prerequisites: PHYS UN3003 and PHYS UN3007 or the equivalent. Tensor algebra, tensor analysis, introduction to Riemann geometry. Motion of particles, fluid, and fields in curved spacetime. Einstein equation. Schwarzschild solution; test-particle orbits and light bending. Introduction to black holes, gravitational waves, and cosmological models

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Class #columbia_in_city_new_york-PHYSGU4040Fall 2026UGRD3.00 credits

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